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Highlands Farm, Headley Road

MO/2026/00308PN - TelecommunicationsRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 17 April 2026

Council decision: PRIOR APPROVAL REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Proposal

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.

Submitted
26 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
  1. Received26 Feb
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target22 Apr
  5. Decided17 Apr

Decided in 50 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application at HIGHLANDS FARM, HEADLEY ROAD. Mole Valley has handled 2 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Mole Valley's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 74 applications across Leatherhead South. We hold 1,530 applications in total for the KT22 postcode area.

79% of all applications at Mole Valley District Council 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 proposed mast and associated infrastructure, by reason of its siting, form and height, projecting above the surrounding tree line, would result in a prominent and obtrusive form of development that would cause significant harm to the character and appearance of the area, contrary to Mole Valley Local Plan policies EN4 and INF5 and advice contained in the NPPF

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
KT22 8QE
Application type
PN - Telecommunications
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Consultation expiry
31 March 2026
Target decision date
22 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Green belt: Mole Valley
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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: Mole Valley

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