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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 dates

2,465Searchable 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1,129 approved · 418 refused · 53 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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More application records

Final Decision2026/0091
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition:3 (Internal Insulation - Residential to residential (change of use)) of planning permission 2024/2097.
Alfred House 127A Oatlands Drive Weybridge Surrey KT13 9LB
Received 15 Jan 2026
Withdrawn2026/0272
Variation of Conditions: 2 (Approved Plans) and 3 (Materials) of planning permission 2023/2816 (First floor side extension, single storey rear extension and front porch following partial conversion of garage to living space) to change the finish material of the external walls from brick to render and change porch roof from flat to pitched.
3 Saxonbury Gardens Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 5HF
Received 2 Feb 2026
Final Decision2026/0684
Variation of Condition: 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission 2025/2757 (Roof extension incorporating rear dormers, single-storey rear infill extension, rooflights, single-storey outbuilding and external swimming pool) to add a first floor rear terrace with balustrade and alter the rear fenestration.
18 Mizen Close Cobham Surrey KT11 2RJ
Received 20 Mar 2026
Final Decision2026/1905
Tree Preservation Order EL:04/13 - T4, Oak, Reduce the crown/stem height by approximately 3m, including removal of the larger lateral branch extending West from the main stem, back to suitable lateral growth points on the North and South sides at an approximate height of 8m. Reduce the radial spread of the crown by approximately 1.5m to the North and South, and by approximately 2m to the South-West over the road. Prune the remaining crown as needed to achieve an even crown form.
Oatlands Court St Marys Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 9QE
Received 4 Aug 2026
Final Decision2026/1444
Giggs Hill Green Conservation Area - T2 + T3 Horse chestnut - Raise the canopies to approximately 7 metres Prune back from the garden by 1.5 metres and prune back the Northern and southern side of the trees by 1.5 metres to create a larger light window. Dimensions after pruning H 15m W 10m.
Nyren 11 Giggs Hill Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0BT
Received 15 Jun 2026
Registered2026/1913
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition: 9 (Lighting Plan) and 34 (Green Wall Management Plan) of planning permission 2025/1182.
47 Portsmouth Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0TA
Received 5 Aug 2026
Final Decision2026/1354
Retrospective application to increase rear boundary fence height from 1.85m to 3.3m.
35 Meadway Esher Surrey KT10 9HG
Received 5 Jun 2026
Final Decision2026/1253
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: Single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 6.00 metres, a maximum height of 3.75 metres and with an eaves height of 2.35 metres.
Fairmile Lea Lodge Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1BQ
Received 22 May 2026
Final Decision2026/0961
Telecommunications Notification: Installation of 1no. 10 metre medium pole to facilitate fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus.
Pavement O/S 219 Molesey Road Hersham Walton-On-Thames SurreyKT12 4QP
Received 23 Apr 2026
Not Available2026/1668
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension and conservatory.
13 Ditton Hill Road Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 5JB
Received 7 Jul 2026
Final Decision2026/0090
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition: 11 (SuDS - detailed layout) of planning permission 2025/1706.
Dovetails Wrens Hill Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0HJ
Received 14 Jan 2026
Final Decision2026/0926
Tree Preservation Order - T7 - Small leaved lime - Remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians. T9 - Ash - Remove epicormic growth from ground level up to crown break and remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians with the remove of epicormic growth allowing vehicles access along driveway. T10 - Ash - Reduce the overall height of the Ash tree by approximately 4 metres, reshaping and balancing the remaining lower crown to create a suitable and natural framework - Reason for work: Tree has large cavities in upper crown and believed to have Dryad saddle on upper crown. Reducing the height and lateral limbs of the upper crown to remove stress weight off structural limbs and allow the tree to be monitored in future. T12 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians. T13 - Sycamore - Remove deadwood removal 25mm> - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians. T14 - Remove epicormic growth up to crown break - Remove major deadwood throughout whole crown area, including corrective pruning of previous poor pruning wounds over neighbouring property (Deadwood > 25mm in diameter - Reason for work: Tree located along driveway, removing deadwood eliminates risk of failure onto property or pedestrians with the remove of epicormic growth allowing vehicles access along driveway.
68 Fairmile Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2DE
Received 20 Apr 2026
Final Decision2025/2697
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.
1 Cranford Rise Esher Surrey KT10 9NG
Received 16 Oct 2025
Final Decision2025/2869
Change of use from showroom (E) to tyre changing facility (E).
9 Esher Road Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 4JZ
Received 7 Nov 2025
Final Decision2026/0142
Side rooflights.
Cove House 68 Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AL
Received 19 Jan 2026
Final Decision2026/0312
Part two/part single-storey rear extension, front porch and alterations to fenestration following partial demolition of existing house.
91 Pleasant Place Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 4HX
Received 6 Feb 2026
Final Decision2025/3377
East Molesey Bridge Road Conservation Area - Proposed work: Crown lift to 2m. Reduce height by 1m. Reduce spread radius by 0.5m Reason: Retain the tree in relation to its surroundings.
6 Kings Court Mews 152 Bridge Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9HW
Received 22 Dec 2025
Final Decision2026/0262
Non-Material Amendments to planning permission 2023/1359 to amend the Locke-King building new gable end wall construction with revised brickwork outer leaf and brick corbel detail to match existing.
Brooklands College Heath Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 8TT
Received 2 Feb 2026
Registered2026/0812
Installation of floodlighting on existing tennis courts
Esher Lawn Tennis Club 7 Milbourne Lane Esher Surrey KT10 9DU
Received 7 Apr 2026
Final Decision2025/3039
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.
Verge O/S Goring House 29 Princes Drive Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0UL
Received 19 Nov 2025
Final Decision2026/1096
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition: 5 (Construction Transport Management Plan) of planning permission 2024/0163.
13 High Street Cobham Surrey KT11 3DF
Received 7 May 2026
Final Decision2026/1139
To confirm that the residential C3 use remains lawful.
Blenheim House Church Walk Weybridge Surrey KT13 8JT
Received 13 May 2026
Final Decision2025/3180
Downside Village Conservation Area - One cypress tree located close to our house has been identified as the cause of cracking in the outside walls. Following a site visit on 24 November the surveyor appointed by the insurers has requested removal of this tree as soon as possible.
Ivy Cottage Downside Common Road Downside Cobham Surrey KT11 3NL
Received 1 Dec 2025
Final Decision2025/3103
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.
S/O 58 LIttleheath Lane on Links Green Way Cobham KT11 2QN
Received 19 Nov 2025

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