Planning application
Land at the junction of By-Pass Road and Headley Road, Leatherhead, Surrey
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior notification for the installation of a 20-metre-high monopole supporting 6 no. antennas and 2 no. transmission dishes, the installation of 2 no. equipment cabinets and development works ancillary thereto.
As published by the council, reference MO/2023/0174
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2023/0174
- Type
- PN - Telecommunications
- Status
- Determined
- Decision
- PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED
- Received
- 7 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 7 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 3 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Leatherhead South
- Parish
- Leatherhead (Unparished)
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT22 8PY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Feb 2023
Received by Mole Valley
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3 Apr 2023
Decision issued: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSED
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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CHEZ NOUS HEADLEY ROAD LEATHERHEAD KT22 8PT
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Granted Trees 5 docs -
Silver Birches, Headley Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8PU
Erection of ground floor rear and side extension with 5 No. roof lights and the conversion of existing garage roof from flat to hip.
Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 19 docsDomestic -
SQUIRRELS WOOD REIGATE ROAD LEATHERHEAD KT22 8QY
T1. Lime beside driveway. Crown reduction to reduce the height and spread of the tree by up to 2 metres. 25 metres x 15 metres re works & 23 metres x 13 metres post works.
Granted Trees 9 docs -
Squirrels Wood, Reigate Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8QY
Erection of two storey garden construction consisting of double garage and 'pool house' to the ground floor and gym and games room to the second floor.
Refused Householder 2 docsDomestic -
Beaverbrook House, Reigate Road, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 8QY
Demolition of attached double garage and replace with two storey side extension; rear single storey extension and re modelled facades.
Granted Householder Extension Demolition 17 docsSmall domestic -
THE OLD BARN REIGATE ROAD LEATHERHEAD KT22 8QY
TPO/117/1 T1 - Beech tree , to reduce canopy by 4-5 metres and dead wood. Tree is suffering as grown too large and it is also taking light from neighbours garden. T2 & T3 Beech trees. To reduce canopy by 6-7 metres and dead wood. Trees again are suffering with being to large. They seeded early this year and a lot is dying and the hedge underneath the trees is starting to die meaning it is taking the privacy from the road away. T4 0 Group of beech trees over hanging the road to remove the front one as has disease in it so has become dangerous.
Refused Trees 7 docs
Other telecoms applications
In Mole Valley
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MO/2026/00308 Refused
LAND SOUTH OF HEADLEY ROAD HEADLEY KT22 8QE
Prior Notification for the installation of a 25-metre-high CS5S lattice tower supporting 6 No. radio antennas, 1 No. transmission dish, along with 2 No. ground-based cabinets and ancillary apparatus which is required to support the operation of a telecommunications network. All of the apparatus including tower and cabinets will be housed within a self-contained compound and secured by a 3-metre-high palisade fence with access gate.
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MO/2026/00268 Granted
ARQIVA SITE NORBURY PARK MICKLEHAM RH5 6DN
Prior Notification to install a permanent back-up power generator with associated fuel apparatus (10kVA canopied generator). Further, 2 No. cabinets to be removed with the installation of 1 No. cabinet and ancillary equipment.
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MO/2026/00011 Granted
EXISTING BASE STATION AT BOOKHAM RAILWAY STATION CHURCH ROAD GREAT BOOKHAM LEATHERHEAD KT23 3JG
Removal of existing 15m monopole (overall height of 17.6m) and replacement with a 17.6m 5G monopole with headframe supporting the relocation of 3 No. existing antennas and addition of 3 No. new antennas and 2 No. dishes, together with internal upgrades to the equipment cabinet and ancillary development thereto.
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MO/2024/1762 Granted
Land at the junction of Charlwood Road and Farmfield Drive, Charlwood
Prior notification for the installation of 1No. 24 metre high lattice tower, mounted with 3 No. antennas, 1 No. 0.3 metre dish, 1 No GPS node, 1 No. cabinet located in a compound comprised of 2 metre high palisade fencing and 1 No. Electrical meter cabinet and associated ancillary development thereto.
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MO/2024/1216 Refused
Addlestead Farm, Headley Road, Headley, Surrey, KT18 6ET
Prior notification for the installation of a new 30m high telecommunications lattice tower with headframe, supporting antennas and transmission dishes; plus ground-based equipment cabinets within a secure, fenced compound; and ancillary development thereto.