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Elmbridge Borough Council
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Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

2,465Searchable applications

388Recorded as pending

73%Approval rate · 1,547 approved or refused records

418Refused applications

1,129 approved · 418 refused · 53 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Dec 2014 to 16 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas24 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Final Decision2026/0291
ESH:14 - Oak tree. Positioned to rear of garden (marked as T1 on enclosed sketch plan). Proposed works: Cyclic tree pruning, to improve light to garden and provide clearance over hedge and grass area.
1 Carleton Close Esher Surrey KT10 8EE
Received 4 Feb 2026
Final Decision2026/0609
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition: 6 (Protected species - Badger) of planning permission 2025/1297.
Land West Of 1 Oatlands Close Weybridge Surrey KT13 9ED
Received 11 Mar 2026
Registered2026/1938
Tree Preservation Order EL:05:28 - two mature Oaks which need 15% thinning and removal of deadwood
Tan Coed Caenshill Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 0SW
Received 7 Aug 2026
Final Decision2026/1481
Telecommunications Notification: Intent to remove existing 3No. antennas and replace with proposed 3No. antennas (top of proposed antennas 17.5m AGL).Removal of existing 3No. antennas and replace with Proposed 3No. ERSs. Existing equipment within equipment cabinet to be refreshed internally.
Telecommunication Mast Hampton Court Estate Summer Road Thames Ditton KT7 0QP
Received 17 Jun 2026
Final Decision2025/2760
Tree Preservation Order EL:11/03:T1 - Sweet Chestnut on W boundary. Action: Pollard to previous. T5 - Large Oak adjacent to patio. Action: reduce NW side lateral branches up to full height by 1-2m. Lower growth will require pruning closer to 2m and upper growth <1m. Final branch lengths cir. 5m. Remove major deadwood. T9 - Walnut tree on drive entrance. Tree is in terminal decline. Recommend removal. Action: fell to ground level.
3 Woodpecker Close Cobham Surrey KT11 2NT
Received 23 Oct 2025
Final Decision2026/1393
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: Single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 4.15 metres, a maximum height of 3.00 metres and with an eaves height of 2.85 metres following demolition of existing extension.
95 Grove Way Esher Surrey KT10 8HF
Received 10 Jun 2026
Final Decision2025/3059
Telecommunications Notification: Intent to install 1 no. cabinet 2mm Steel EN1088-2 / 1.4003 (3CR12) Powder Coated: Midnight Green RAL: 12B29 to facilitate fixed line broadband apparatus.
Pavement O/S 2 Hamilton Avenue Cobham Surrey KT11 1AU
Received 24 Nov 2025
Final Decision2025/2946
Single-storey side/rear extension, single-storey rear outbuilding, external staircase and hard and soft landscaping.
16 Pelhams Walk Esher Surrey KT10 8QD
Received 14 Nov 2025
Final Decision2026/0177
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 2023/3440 to alter fenestration including adding a high level side window and increasing the sill level of existing side window on north elevation.
2 Warren Close Esher Surrey KT10 9RU
Received 23 Jan 2026
Final Decision2026/1797
Single storey rear outbuilding.
2 Rambler Cottage Old Common Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1BY
Received 23 Jul 2026
Final Decision2026/0056
Tree Preservation Order EL:161 - T1 - Sweet Chestnut (located in The Lodge, Sandy Lane, Cobham) - reduce overhanging lateral branches on the south side by 3m to leave a finished spread of 4.5m. Branches are heavily shading garden and work will allow for new planting under canopy. G2 - Group of Sweet Chestnut (located in 23 Milner Drive, Cobham) - reduce overhanging lateral branches on the south side by 2.5m to leave a finished spread of 3.5m. Branches are heavily shading garden and work will allow for new planting under canopy.
2 Lytton Park Cobham Surrey KT11 2HB
Received 9 Jan 2026
Final Decision2025/2866
Alterations to rendering and cladding.
15 The Garth Cobham Surrey KT11 2DZ
Received 7 Nov 2025
Final Decision2026/0079
Construction of a third floor self-contained residential flat with an increase in roof ridge height, dormer windows and private amenity space.
Flat 1 3A Bridge Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9EU
Received 13 Jan 2026
Registered2026/0724
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition: 3 (Materials samples), 5 (Terrace screens) and 8 (Landscaping - scheme) of planning permission 2025/0690.
High Trees Beech Close Cobham Surrey KT11 2EN
Received 25 Mar 2026
Final Decision2025/3378
Partial hip-to-gable roof extension, rear dormer window to provide rooms in the roofspace, single-storey rear extension, front porch, hard landscaping and alterations to fenestration.
19 The Avenue Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0RX
Received 22 Dec 2025
Final Decision2026/1410
Roof extension to provide rooms in the roofspace including rear dormers, front rooflights, solar panels to the roof and alterations to fenestration.
Stella Maris Godolphin Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 0PT
Received 12 Jun 2026
Final Decision2026/0691
Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to planning permission 2024/1874
12 Bowes Road Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 3HS
Received 18 Mar 2026
Registered2026/1889
Single storey rear outbuilding.
42 Matham Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 0SU
Received 3 Aug 2026
Final Decision2026/0896
Retrospective application for rear raised patio and alterations to height of rear extension.
132 Coverts Road Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0LH
Received 15 Apr 2026
Final Decision2026/0348
Single and two-storey extensions, roof extension and alterations to fenestration following partial demolition of existing house.
18 Chaucer Avenue Weybridge Surrey KT13 0SS
Received 12 Feb 2026
Final Decision2026/0618
Registration of application to Surrey County Council under Regulation 3: Details of the external brick finishing submitted pursuant to Condition 5 of planning permission ref: EL2025/2227 dated 3 February 2026. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2026-0032)
Land at Henrietta Parker Centre Ray Road West Molesey Surrey KT8 2LG
Received 10 Mar 2026
Final Decision2026/1581
Claygate Foley Estate Conservation Area - Multi stemmed Magnolia (T1): Remove south west stem that is growing into garage. Reduce south east stem by 2m to reduce weight. Height after work, 5m. Width after work, 5m
15 Beaconsfield Road Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0PN
Received 26 Jun 2026
Final Decision2025/2826
Ground floor single story rear extension, demolition of existing garage to the side and rebuilding as a two story extension, and a loft conversion.
9 Chesterfield Drive Esher Surrey KT10 0AH
Received 31 Oct 2025
Final Decision2026/0314
Rear dormer window to provide rooms in the roofspace, single-storey rear/side extensions, front porch, single-storey rear outbuilding, front rooflights and following partial demolition of existing house and removal of chimney stack.
8 Blair Avenue Esher Surrey KT10 8BQ
Received 9 Feb 2026

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Elmbridge Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

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