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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1,129 approved · 418 refused · 53 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Abbey House Wellington Way Weybridge Surrey KT13 0TT
Received 7 Jul 2026Ryemead House Lower Hampton Road Sunbury-On-Thames TW16 5PR
Received 24 Jun 20262 Pony Chase Cobham Surrey KT11 2PF
Received 1 Jun 202652 Manor Road North Esher Surrey KT10 0AD
Received 23 Feb 202634 Torrington Road Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0SA
Received 7 Apr 2026Land At West Hall Parvis Road West Byfleet Surrey
Received 10 Apr 2026Willow Cottage Ridgeway Close Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0LQ
Received 28 Jan 202617 Southville Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0UL
Received 17 Nov 2025Burhill Nursery Burhill Road Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 4BQ
Received 24 Feb 2026124 Fairmile Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2BX
Received 12 Mar 202611 Langton Road West Molesey Surrey KT8 2HX
Received 30 Jan 2026Pavement O/S 44 Wyndham Avenue Cobham Surrey KT11 1AT
Received 19 Nov 202561 Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DN
Received 30 Jul 2026Cedar House Mill Road Cobham Surrey KT11 3AL
Received 26 May 2026Pavement Outside Grafen House 26 High Street Esher Surrey KT10 9RT
Received 28 Nov 20252 Ember Gardens Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0LN
Received 18 May 2026St Marys Church Hall St Marys Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 0ST
Received 4 Jun 20262 Winslow Way Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 3DH
Received 7 Apr 2026Fairmile Dean 28 Fairmile Avenue Cobham Surrey KT11 2JB
Received 18 Dec 202518 Somerville Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2QU
Received 22 Oct 202516 Cavendish Drive Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0QE
Received 5 May 2026South Lodge Cobham Road Stoke D'Abernon Cobham Surrey KT11 3QF
Received 18 Nov 2025Flat 6 St Michaels 31 Oatlands Chase Weybridge Surrey KT13 9RP
Received 28 Oct 2025Eaton Cottage Church Lane Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0NL
Received 26 Nov 2025Records 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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