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Elmbridge Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Elmbridge Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates2,465Searchable 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1,129 approved · 418 refused · 53 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningLocal plan Planning policy and guidancePre-application advice Planning applications for developers and businesses Policies and guidance to check before applying, pre-application advice and submitting your application.Conservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Permitted development and article 4 directions
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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Final Decision2026/0894
Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Permission ref: 2025/2697 (Roof extension, front and rear dormer windows to provide rooms in the roofspace, two-storey rear/side extensions incorporating an integral garage, side and rear rooflights, solar panels and alterations to fenestration following the partial demolition of the existing house and removal of a chimney) to allow alterations to the approved fenestration.
1 Cranford Rise Esher Surrey KT10 9NG
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Final Decision2025/2777
Variation of Conditions: 4 (Landscaping scheme), 11 (Additional arboricultural information) and 13 (Tree planting and maintenance) of 2024/1575 (Detached single-storey house with attached garage and new pedestrian access) to amend the wording of conditions to remove wording in reference to prior to occupation or prior to development works beginning.
2 Holtwood Road Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0QJ
Received 27 Oct 2025 - Registered2026/2131
Part two/part single/part first floor rear extension.
23 Anyards Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2LW
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Final Decision2026/0279
Hip-to-gable roof extension incorporating a rear dormer window with juliet balcony and front rooflights.
35 Sugden Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0AB
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Registered2026/1908
Two terraces of three two-storey houses with rooms in the roofspace, bin and cycle stores and associated landscaping following the demolition of two bungalows.
66 and 68 Freelands Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2ND
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Final Decision2025/2956
Single-storey rear extension.
136 Hersham Road Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 5QJ
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Registered2026/1734
Single-storey side extension, increase in garage ridge height and replacement roof on garage incorporating side dormer windows
Ranmore House Eaton Park Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2JJ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/0972
Variation of Condition: 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 2025/2148 (Single-storey rear extension, rear terrace and alterations to fenestration) to make alterations to external rear terrace levels.
Rossmore 101 Fairmile Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2DD
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Final Decision2026/0828
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) and 3 (Materials) of Planning Permission ref: 2023/1308 (Detached two-storey house with rooms in the roof space, dormer windows, attached garage and landscaping following the demolition of the existing house and outbuilding).Variation to consist of amendment to design and footprint of house, materials, rooflights/windows (to be obscurely glazed), ecology, trees and landscaping plans
5 Eriswell Crescent Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 5DS
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Final Decision2026/0331
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 2023/3191 (Detached two-storey house with basement, cycle store and new access from Portsmouth Avenue following demolition of existing detached garage) to facilitate the creation of additional living accommodation including basement extension, dormer window, single-storey ground floor extension, alterations to the fenestration and the omission of the chimneys.
Land West Of 14 River Avenue Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0RS
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Final Decision2026/1511
A pair of semi-detached houses with detached garages and associated landscaping works.
Land South of Woodlands Lane Stoke D'Abernon Surrey KT11 3QA
Received 19 Jun 2026 - Final Decision2026/1074
Enclosure of existing courtyard between house and garage to create utility room with rooflights and alterations to fenestration.
4 Meadway Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0LZ
Received 6 May 2026 - Final Decision2026/0392
Single storey rear infill extension with new flat roof over including a roof lantern.
6 Brunswick Close Portsmouth Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0EU
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Final Decision2026/0539
Part two storey side extension with conversion of existing garage into habitable space and changes to fenestration
36 Eastmont Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AZ
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Registered2026/1781
Partial conversion of garage into living space, replacement front porch and internal renovation and alterations to fenestration and external finish following demolition of existing front porch.
45 Leigh Hill Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2HU
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/1484
Tree Preservation Order EL:183 - T1 Oak (Quercus robur) approximately 16m in height with a crown spread of 13m. Remove epicormic growth from the stem and scaffold branches up to the first major union at approximately 6m above ground level. Selectively reduce the northern crown sector over the dwelling by up to 1.5m and undertake a crown lift to approximately 6m above ground level. Reduce the lowest south western secondary limb by up to 2m. Reduce the associated primary limb extending over the road by up to 5m, or back to the nearest suitable growth point, to reduce end weight and improve branch structure. Selectively reduce the north western crown sector by up to 1.5m to maintain a balanced crown form. T2 Oak (Quercus robur) approximately 17m in height with a crown spread of 9m. Remove epicormic growth from the stem up to the crown break. Undertake a crown lift to approximately 6m above ground level to match the clearance of T1. Reduce the limb containing the cavity back to a suitable growth point, or remove the limb if inspection confirms that the extent of decay compromises structural stability. Where structurally appropriate, retain the limb in a reduced form to preserve its habitat value. Selectively reduce the lowest north eastern limbs over the dwelling by up to 2m. All pruning works to be undertaken in accordance with BS3998:2010.
14 Mayfield Road Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 5PL
Received 18 Jun 2026 - Final Decision2026/0938
Proposed rear dormer loft conversion, enlargement of existing first floor side extension and installation of rooflights to front roofslope
2 Denleigh Gardens Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0YL
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Final Decision2026/0716
Single storey side extension.
73 Speer Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0PT
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Final Decision2025/3057
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 14 Coveham Crescent Cobham Surrey KT11 1AP
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Registered2026/2104
Two storey front porch extension, roof extension with rear dormer to provide rooms in the roofspace, first floor side extension, first floor rear infill extension, single storey rear extension, garage conversion to living space and new chimney stack with front and rear rooflights and alterations to fenestration following partial demolition of existing dwelling.
Mountleigh 16 The Barton Cobham Surrey KT11 2NJ
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Final Decision2026/0203
Single-storey rear extension, pitched roof replacements to existing rear extensions, conversion of garages into living space and alterations to fenestration following partial demolition of existing house.
47 Eastwick Road Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 5AR
Received 27 Jan 2026 - Final Decision2026/0357
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: Single-storey rear extension.
286 Eastcote Avenue West Molesey Surrey KT8 2EZ
Received 12 Feb 2026 - Final Decision2026/0709
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: Single storey rear extension.
Baslow Portsmouth Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0SY
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Final Decision2026/0700
Alter boundary treatment to the east boundary facing Park Road from timber fencing to metal railings over a dwarf brick wall.
Queens Close Lammas Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8NS
Received 23 Mar 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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