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Microcell Highway Site (gln 7853) Outside 118 Raeburn Avenue Tolworth (E 519644, N 167068)

26/00894/TELPA TelecommunicationsRefused

Refused on 25 June 2026

1 reason for refusal

Proposal

Removal of 3no existing antennas and 1no existing equipment cabinet to be replaced with 1no new 20 metre monopole to accommodate 6no new antennas, 2no new equipment cabinets, 1no new wraparound cabinet and associated ancillary works thereto

Received
27 April 2026
Ward
Berrylands
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated1 May
  3. Consult.29 May
  4. Target25 Jun
  5. Decided25 Jun

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a telecoms application at Microcell Highway Site (gln 7853) Outside 118 Raeburn Avenue Tolworth (E 519644, N 167068). Kingston has handled 32 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than Kingston's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Berrylands.

65% of telecoms applications at Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposal by virtue of its siting and appearance would result in an incongruous addition to the streetscene that would be visually intrusive and create visual clutter and it would not be in keeping with the character and appearance of the surrounding residential area. Furthermore, given the existing monopole outside Alexandra Drive Parade, the proposal would result in proliferation of such equipment, adversely affecting the existing street scene. Therefore, the proposal would not accord with policies CS8 and DM10 of the Council's adopted LDF Core Strategy April 2012.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
PA Telecommunications
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Surbiton

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 May 2026
Consultation expiry
29 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
7 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
29 May 2026
Last date for comments
29 May 2026
Target decision date
25 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Avison Young 11 York Street Manchester M2 2AW

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14884707
Documents
13
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Kingston

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