Telecommunications Mast - EE Cheam Road Cheam Surrey
Refused on 15 April 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Required and Refused1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Notification Application in terms of Part 16 of Schedule 2 to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015: Removal of 1no. existing 6-metre-high lamppost pole with 3no. antennas, 1no. existing equipment cabinet to be replaced with 1no. new 20-metre-high phase 9 pole monopole with wraparound cabinet to accommodate 6no. new antennas, 1no. new GPS node, 2no. new equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works thereto.
- Received
- 23 February 2026
- Public comments
- 16
- Ward
- Nonsuch
- ReceivedReceived23 Feb
- ValidatedValidated23 Feb
- Consult.Consultation19 Mar
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided15 Apr
Decided in 51 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a telecoms application at Telecommunications Mast - EE Cheam Road Cheam Surrey. Epsom and Ewell has handled 16 applications of this type. This one was decided in 51 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Nonsuch.
79% of telecoms applications at Epsom and Ewell Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The proposed removal of 1no. existing 6-metre-high lamppost pole with 3no. antennas, 1no. existing equipment cabinet to be replaced with 1no. new 20-metre- high phase 9 pole monopole with wraparound cabinet to accommodate 6no. new antennas, 1no. new GPS node, 2no. new equipment cabinets and associated ancillary works thereto constitutes development requiring planning permission. Permission is available under Article 3 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, but the proposal is not in accordance with Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Order.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Application type
- Telecom Development - Prior Approval
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 23 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 30 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 19 March 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 27 March 2026
- Last date for comments
- 30 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Avison Young
- Agent address
- Avison Young Sutherland House 149 St Vincent Street Glasgow G2 5NW
Publicity
- Site notice end
- 30 March 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 0
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)
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