Elmbridge Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Elmbridge Borough Council decided more than 2,600 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 23% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Elmbridge Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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13 October 2026 · Refused
37 Lovelace Road Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 6NZ and 1 Beechwood Close Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 6PF · 2026/1222
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6 October 2026 · Approved
Clouds Hill Farm Leatherhead Road Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0ET · 2025/2147
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2 October 2026 · Approved
1 Goldrings Road Oxshott Leatherhead Surrey KT22 0QP · 2025/0181
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7 September 2026 · Refused
Lian Yard Worthy Yard and Silvermere Lodge Redhill Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1EG · 2026/1084
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4 September 2026 · Approved
Hersham Place Technology Park Molesey Road Hersham Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 4RZ · 2025/2530
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2 September 2026 · Approved
Cartref Ellesmere Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 0HY · 2025/2670
Figures for Elmbridge Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,600 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 23%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 16%of more than 840 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 330 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 35%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | Not open for search yet |
| Local Plan policies held | 59plan adopted 2011 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Elmbridge Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue for appeal A is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area. 6. The main issue for appeal B is the effect of the proposed development on amenity, with particular regard…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, including whether it would preserve or enhance the Hersham Village Conservation Area. • The effect of the proposed development on the…”
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“As such, the main issues are • the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the surrounding area; • the effect of the proposed development on flood risk; and • the effect of the proposed development on…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.