Epsom and Ewell Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council decided more than 1,200 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 14% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 52 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Epsom and Ewell 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).
Figures for Epsom and Ewell Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,200 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 14%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 52 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 10%of more than 380 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 110 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 25%about one in four |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 71plan adopted 2007 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Epsom and Ewell Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on protected species; • whether or not the mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements…”
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“The main issue is therefore the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are whether the principle of residential development is acceptable within the proposed location, and the effect of the proposal on the character and appearance of the 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 same for both appeals: • the effect of the proposals on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposals on the historic environment; • the effect of the proposals 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.