Planning application
LAND NORTH WEST OF BARNETT WOOD LANE ASHTEAD KT21 2BU
Relates to MO/2026/00340
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Submission of details pursuant to Conditions 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 15, 19, 21 and 22 of planning permission MO/2026/00340 for the Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission MO/2024/1544 for the Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility, underground cabling, access track, landscaping, biodiversity enhancement and ancillary infrastructure and equipment, security fence and gates to allow changes to the layout and technology
As published by the council, reference MO/2026/01237
Application record
- Reference
- MO/2026/01237
- Type
- Approval of Conditions
- Status
- Live
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Ashtead Lanes & Common
- Parish
- Non Parish Area
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- KT21 2BU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Mole Valley register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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MO/2026/00786 Withdrawn
LAND NORTH WEST OF BARNETT WOOD LANE ASHTEAD KT21 2BU
Submission of details pursuant to conditions 4, 5, 6, 8, 15, 19, 21 & 22 of planning application MO/2024/1544/DETMAJ for the Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility, underground cabling, access track, landscaping, biodiversity enhancement and ancillary infrastructure and equipment, security fence and gates.
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MO/2024/1981 Granted
LAND NORTH WEST OF BARNETT WOOD LANE ASHTEAD KT21 2BU
Installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility, underground cabling, access track, landscaping, biodiversity enhancement and ancillary infrastructure and equipment, security fence and gates at Land Northwest Of Barnett Wood Lane, Leatherhead, KT21 2BU (Cable Route Following The A243 To Chessington Substation) (Kingston Upon Thames council application - for consultation purposes only)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Mole Valley
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1 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Mole Valley took a median of 76 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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MO/2026/00340 Granted
Land North West of Barnett Wood Lane, Ashtead, Surrey, KT21 2BU
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission MO/2024/1544 for the installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility, underground cabling, access track, landscaping, biodiversity enhancement and ancillary infrastructure and equipment, security fence and gates to allow changes to the layout and technology
Who's behind it
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Aardvark EM Ltd Agent, registered in Ottery St Mary
Active · incorporated 1997 · Ottery St Mary
82 applications on PlanIndex · across 27 councils · 96% granted
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See their track recordLeatherhead BESS Ltd Applicant, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2022 · London
3 applications on PlanIndex
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
37 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Mole Valley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Mole Valley decided condition discharge and variation applications in a median of 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About condition discharge and variation applications
This application deals with conditions on an existing permission, supplying the details a condition requires or asking to vary or remove one, without reopening the permission itself. More in our guide to planning application types.
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MO/2026/00340 - Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission MO/2024/1544 for the installation of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) facility, underground cabling, access track, landscaping, biodiversity enhancement and ancillary infrastructure and equipment, security fence and gates to allow changes to the layout and technology.
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