Elmbridge planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Elmbridge Borough Council, updated daily. Elmbridge Borough Council received 527 planning applications in the last 90 days, 14 of them major schemes. 68% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 56 days.
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Recent applications in Elmbridge
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Heathrow West
Heathrow Airport expansion NSIP, EIA scoping stage, Elmbridge. Planning Inspectorate consultation setting the environmental assessment scope before any application is lodged. Earthworks, drainage and utilities packages are a post-consent prospect, so early engagement with the applicant's supply…
Hazelwood 7 Esher Park Avenue Esher Surrey KT10 9NP
Detached replacement house with pool and court, Esher, full application. Demolishes the existing house to build a two-storey home with garage, outbuildings, new access and pool. Groundworks, drainage and pool M&E lead the packages, with brickwork, roofing and joinery for a premium Esher plot.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Childs Play Centre Manor Road Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 2PH
Nine-home redevelopment of the Childs Play Centre site, Walton-on-Thames. Full application to replace the site with nine homes, parking and landscaping. Demolition, groundworks and frame packages open first, with brickwork, roofing and M&E following for a strong local market.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Forty Acres Wheatleys Eyot Sunbury On Thames Surrey TW16 6DA
Single-storey replacement house with solar, Sunbury-on-Thames. Demolishes an existing house and rebuilds a raised single-storey dwelling with terrace, partly retrospective, at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks for the raised platform, brickwork, roofing and solar installation are the…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Land to the rear of 36 Sugden Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0AE
Two-dwelling semi-detached scheme, Thames Ditton, full application stage. Builds one self-build and one market-sale home with roofspace rooms and dormers, on land behind 36 Sugden Road. Roofing, dormer joinery and brickwork packages lead, with drainage and parking groundworks suited to local…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Cherry Garth Stokesheath Road Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0PS
Oxshott replacement house variation, Elmbridge, Section 73 amendment stage. Repositions the approved detached dwelling and garage 5m forward and revises dormers, parapet roof and PV panels. Roofing, renewables and brickwork packages change with the new roofscape, and groundworks and landscaping…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
8 Burstead Close Cobham Surrey KT11 2NL
Multi-element house extension scheme, Cobham, full application stage. First-floor rear and front extensions, a single-storey side extension and window alterations to an existing home. Brickwork, roofing, structural steel and glazing packages suit local trade subcontractors in a high-value market.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
44 West Grove Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 5NX
Two-storey rear extension and garden outbuilding, Walton-on-Thames. Adds a part two-storey, part single-storey rear extension with rooflights, and replaces an existing shed, at full householder stage. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local trades, with groundworks for the outbuilding…
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
15 Montgomery Avenue Esher Surrey KT10 9BB
Householder roof and rear extension scheme, Esher, full application. Adds first-floor and roof-level rooms with dormers, rear and front extensions to a house after part demolition. Roofing, steel, brickwork and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with crossover and landscaping work to…
RoofingSteelBrickwork
246 Walton Road West Molesey Surrey KT8 2HT
Betting office conversion to bakery retail shop, West Molesey. Change of use under Class E with retractable awning and fenestration alterations at full application stage, linked to advertisement consent 2026/2431. Glazing, awning installation and shopfront joinery suit local installers, with bakery…
Fit-outGlazingJoinery
The Weybridge Health Club Walton Lane Weybridge Surrey KT13 8QA
EV charging upgrade and parking expansion, Weybridge health club. Upgrades two existing charging stations with ancillary equipment and creates two additional ICE parking bays at full application stage. Electrical contractors for charger installation and M&E cabling, plus surfacing and line-marking…
M&EHard landscaping
Ewhurst House 3 White Gates Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0GB
Single-storey rear extension with fenestration works, Thames Ditton, householder stage. Demolishes outbuildings to clear space for a rear extension and fenestration changes at Ewhurst House, at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and glazing packages are open to local…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
5 Foley Wood Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0LT
Single-storey extension and porch, Claygate, Elmbridge. Adds rear and side extension space plus a front porch to an existing house at full application stage. Brickwork, roofing and glazing packages suit local builders, and the high-value Elmbridge market supports quality finishes.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
3 Claremont Terrace Portsmouth Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0XP
Single-storey rear extension with fenestration works, Thames Ditton. Partial demolition of an existing house precedes a new rear extension and window reconfiguration at full application stage. Demolition, brickwork, roof and glazing packages suit local contractors, with steel lintels needed for the…
DemolitionBrickworkRoofing
27 Hinchley Drive Esher Surrey KT10 0BZ
Single-storey rear extension, Esher householder scheme. Adds ground-floor living space to an existing house at full application stage. Foundations, brickwork and glazing are the packages for local trades, with roofing tying into the existing structure.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Planning appeals in Elmbridge Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Elmbridge Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Elmbridge Borough Council, raw rate
34.7%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
31.1%
national rates applied to this caseload
3.6 percentage points above expected. Elmbridge Borough Council's decisions are overturned more often than the national record predicts.
1,209 appeals counted, 1,153 judged either way (400 allowed, 753 dismissed), 56 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 31.1% | 28.8% | 593 | 575 | 179 |
| Householder (HAS) | 42.6% | 35.6% | 451 | 444 | 189 |
| Enforcement Notice | 15.4% | 13.5% | 48 | 39 | 6 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 25.6% | 36.9% | 39 | 39 | 10 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 27.8% | 33.3% | 28 | 18 | 5 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 31.6% | 20.6% | 20 | 19 | 6 |
| High Hedges | 37.5% | 28.5% | 11 | 8 | 3 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 7 | 4 | 1 |
| Advertisement Appeal | Too few judged | 36% | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Common Land | None judged | Not published | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Section 106 Agreement | Too few judged | 39.8% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Elmbridge Borough Council
Elmbridge Borough Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Elmbridge Borough Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Affordable rent3 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Elmbridge Borough Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder77% (139 decided)
- other56% (62 decided)
- residential52% (23 decided)
- commercial44% (9 decided)
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