Planning application
Land At Malden Road New Malden KT3 5LD (E: 521602, N: 166746)
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Installation of a telecommunications base station comprising a 17.5m monopole supporting 6 no antennas, 2 no dishes, together with 2 no ground based cabinets and ancillary development thereto.
As published by the council, reference 26/00262/TEL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00262/TEL
- Type
- PA Telecommunications
- Status
- Refused
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 11 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Motspur Park & Old Malden East
- Parish
- New And Old Malden
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- KT3 5LD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by Kingston upon Thames
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11 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About telecoms applications
How this application type works
Telecommunications applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, most of which come forward as prior approval cases under permitted development rules. The council typically has 56 days to consider siting and appearance only. The need for the network itself is treated as established, so objections carry most weight where they address visual impact or siting.
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