Averna The Green Claygate Esher Surrey KT10 0JQ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0682 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Alterations to fenestration and re-position of front entrance to restaurant. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 Mar 2026
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Committee
29 Jun 2026
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Approved
29 Jun 2026

Approved on 29 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Elmbridge East Area Planning Sub-Committee on 29 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the modest shopfront changes would preserve the conservation area and avoid unacceptable harm.
  • The parish council and neighbours raised concerns about lost symmetry, visual harm and the conservation area.
  • The committee permitted the application with the agenda conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Elmbridge's committee minutes of 29 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 319 m away: Claygate Common; Conservation area about 29 m away: Claygate Village; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the West Molesey built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
KT10 0JQ
Received
20 Mar 2026
Validated
20 Mar 2026
Ward
Claygate Ward
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
29 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 101 days from validation, 40 days slower than Elmbridge's median of 61 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 59% of commercial and major works here are.

43%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
38decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Elmbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Elmbridge decision record →

Elmbridge
Planning Authority Score
2.6/10
Poor
#247 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Elmbridge ranks #195 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Elmbridge is also one of the strictest councils - it refuses more householder applications than almost any other, with only 79% approved vs 90% nationally.

One of the strictest councils
only 79% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Elmbridge decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
77%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #277 of 296
79%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #281 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #195 of 296
44%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #178 of 296
68%
Minor dwellings approved
195 decided (1-9 homes)
60%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
72%
Change of use approved
32 decided
1,358
Total decisions
314 refused in the year to March 2026