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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Elmbridge Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
1,129 approved · 418 refused · 53 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Burhill Golf Club Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 4BX
Received 26 Dec 202516 Medina Avenue Esher Surrey KT10 9TH
Received 21 Aug 202687 Manor Road South Esher Surrey KT10 0QB
Received 29 Jul 20266 Avondale Avenue Esher Surrey KT10 0DA
Received 22 Dec 2025The Spinney Seven Hills Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1ER
Received 9 Sept 2026Walton Water Treatment Works Walton Lane Walton-On-Thames Surrey
Received 7 Jan 202614 Vaux Crescent Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 4HD
Received 21 Apr 2026275 Terrace Road Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 2DZ
Received 13 Jul 2026Auckland House New Zealand Avenue Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 1PL
Received 9 Feb 202618 Four Wents Cobham Surrey KT11 2NE
Received 10 Mar 20262 High Street Weybridge Surrey KT13 8AB
Received 17 Jun 2026Baden Cottage Weston Green Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0JP
Received 27 Oct 202527 Arnison Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9JF
Received 20 Apr 20261 Ravenswood Close Cobham Surrey KT11 3AQ
Received 9 Apr 202622 Bramble Rise Cobham Surrey KT11 2HP
Received 14 May 202672A Terrace Road Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 2SF
Received 21 Nov 20259 Camm Gardens Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0JA
Received 24 Dec 2025Underway Heathside Esher Surrey KT10 9TB
Received 20 Feb 20261 Ashley Park Road Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 1JU
Received 16 Apr 20262 Brackenhill Cobham Surrey KT11 2EW
Received 19 May 2026Site of Former Homebase New Zealand Avenue Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 1XA
Received 5 Aug 2026Friends Meeting House 3 Claremont Lane Esher Surrey KT10 9DP
Received 17 Jun 202615 Oatlands Close Weybridge Surrey KT13 9EE
Received 23 Oct 20258 Sopwith Drive Brooklands Industrial Park Weybridge Surrey KT13 0UZ
Received 19 Jan 2026Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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