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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1,129 approved · 418 refused · 53 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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 Kennels Turners Lane Hersham Walton-On-Thames SurreyKT12 4AW
Received 4 Aug 20263 Weston Avenue Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0NB
Received 7 Sept 202614 Woodend Esher Surrey KT10 8DA
Received 19 Aug 202623 Wolsey Road Esher Surrey KT10 8NT
Received 8 Jun 2026Church Hall Summer Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0QQ
Received 20 Feb 2026The Vicarage 101 Palace Road East Molesey KT8 9DU
Received 31 Jul 2026Former Hurst Park Primary School, Hurst Road, West Molesey, Surrey KT8 1QW
Received 18 Feb 202673 Speer Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0PT
Received 18 Aug 202629 Westmont Road Esher Surrey KT10 9BE
Received 30 Apr 2026Thames House Portsmouth Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0EQ
Received 21 Aug 2026The Pines Queens Drive Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0PH
Received 6 Jan 202610 Korea Cottages Tilt Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3HP
Received 4 Mar 20265 Loriners Close Cobham Surrey KT11 1BE
Received 2 Apr 202611 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DJ
Received 2 Feb 20266 Blair Avenue Esher Surrey KT10 8BQ
Received 10 Nov 2025252 Molesey Road Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 4QZ
Received 8 Apr 2026Esher Depot Mill Road Esher Surrey KT10 8BJ
Received 5 Dec 202529 Arnison Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9JF
Received 8 Jan 202626 Burwood Park Road Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 5LJ
Received 6 Aug 2026Riverdene Wey Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 8HN
Received 22 Dec 202548 and 52 Station Road Stoke D'Abernon Cobham Surrey KT11 3BN
Received 8 Oct 2025Grandstand Sandown Park Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AJ
Received 27 Feb 20263 Limes Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 8DH
Received 1 Dec 2025Land Off Anyards Road and Copse Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2LH
Received 16 Feb 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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