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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1,129 approved · 418 refused · 53 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Witches Brooms Old Common Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1JW
Received 5 Feb 20261 Torland Drive Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0SA
Received 24 Mar 2026Cedars Oatlands Mere Weybridge Surrey KT13 9PD
Received 22 Oct 2025Brooklands College Heath Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 8TT
Received 12 Feb 20268 Garrick Close Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 5NY
Received 6 Aug 202657 Ember Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8EF
Received 9 Mar 202687 Manor Road North Esher Surrey KT10 0AB
Received 4 Aug 202614 Carmalt Gardens Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 5HH
Received 24 Apr 2026Telecommunication Mast Crown Castle UK 1490257 Walton Firs Activity Centre Convent Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 1HB
Received 1 Sept 202639 Kelvinbrook West Molesey Surrey KT8 1RU
Received 28 Jan 202622 Rectory Lane Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 5HS
Received 17 Nov 202523 West End Lane Esher Surrey KT10 8LB
Received 5 Mar 2026372 Hurst Road West Molesey Surrey KT8 1QR
Received 18 Feb 202645 Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AG
Received 6 Mar 2026St Helens 15 Ashley Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0NH
Received 26 May 202618 Sidney Road Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 2NA
Received 20 Jul 20264 Heath Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 8TB
Received 12 Jan 202695 Grove Way Esher Surrey KT10 8HF
Received 3 Aug 202610 Eastmont Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AZ
Received 11 Mar 2026188 Hersham Road Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 5QB
Received 2 Dec 202555 Manor Drive Esher Surrey KT10 0AZ
Received 17 Jul 2026Land Bounded By Clayton Road, Kingston Bypass (A309), Esher Bypass (A3) And Recreational Facilities To The East (known AsHook Park)
Received 20 Nov 2025103 Dudley Road Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 2JY
Received 11 Aug 202664 Rectory Lane Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 5HW
Received 9 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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