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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1,129 approved · 418 refused · 53 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Registered2026/1708
Confirmation of Compliance with Conditions: 3 (Materials Samples), 4 (Landscaping Detailed Scheme), 5 (Method of Construction Statement), 7 (Additional Arboricultural Information) and 8 (Tree Planting and Maintenance) of planning permission 2026/0107.
Land Southwest of 42 New Road Esher Surrey KT10 9NU
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Final Decision2026/0326
Installation of padel base and court surrounds.
4 Holtwood Road Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0QJ
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Final Decision2026/0065
Conversion of garage into living space and alterations to fenestration.
15 Castle Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 9QP
Received 12 Jan 2026 - Final Decision2026/0005
Single-storey rear extension following partial demolition of existing house.
48 School Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 0DN
Received 2 Jan 2026 - Registered2026/1932
Single storey side/rear extension, garage conversion to living space and rear patio following demolition of existing garage and rear extension.
33 Windsor Avenue West Molesey Surrey KT8 1PZ
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Registered2026/1315
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition: 4 (Landscaping scheme) of planning permission 2025/2660.
51A Palace Road East Molesey Surrey KT8 9DN
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Final Decision2025/2940
Listed Building Consent: Internal alterations to revise access to shower room, remove the wall between store rooms, construct a dividing wall in the garage. Repair detail to corner window lintels, repair detail to copings and construct new roof light.
Sentosa Esher Close Esher Surrey KT10 9LL
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Final Decision2026/0230
Loft extension including rear facing dormer and three front facing rooflights and removal of chimney.
14 Vaux Crescent Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 4HD
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Final Decision2026/0220
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: Single storey rear extension.
69 Coverts Road Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0LL
Received 28 Jan 2026 - Final Decision2025/2501
Single-storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing garage.
6 Dunstable Road West Molesey Surrey KT8 2EN
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Registered2026/1879
Tree Preservation Order: EL:11/03 T26 Oak - situated on the land to the rear of 5 Woodpecker Close; oversailing the boundary of 42 Burleigh Park, KT11 2DU. Reduce Oak Tree T26, branches encroaching rear garden of 42 Burleigh Park to be reduced by 1.5m. All cuts to be made to suitable growth points, branches overhanging 42 Burleigh Park to be cut only.
42 Burleigh Park Cobham Surrey KT11 2DU
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Final Decision2026/0143
Alterations to fenestration on ground floor rear and side elevations.
9 Hollingworth Close West Molesey Surrey KT8 2TW
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Final Decision2026/1563
Telecommunications Notification: Intent to install new 10m wooden pole to facilitate fixed line broadband electronic communications apparatus.
Littleworth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9BZ
Received 24 Jun 2026 - Final Decision2026/0313
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition: 3 (Materials) and 4 (Obscure Glazing) of planning permission 2025/1327 allowed at appeal.
12 Parkwood Avenue Esher Surrey KT10 8DG
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Withdrawn2026/0546
Proposed 4no. detached residential units with associated cycle parking, bin stores, and amenity space
Land to the South of 87 High Street Esher Surrey KT10 9QA
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Final Decision2026/1593
Tree Preservation Order EL:10/04 - 01-Sweet Chestnut - Remove the lowest limb over the garden. 01 - The limb in question is suppressing the vegetation below and therefore is becoming difficult for any plant life to succeed within the area beneath the tree.
5 Benfleet Close Cobham Surrey KT11 2NR
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Registered2026/1514
Confirmation of Compliance with Condition: 33 (Secured By Design) of planning permission 2021/4279.
Britannia House Pool Road West Molesey Surrey KT8 2AB
Received 19 Jun 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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