Holly Cottage Fairmile Park Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2PL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0533 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Construction of detached two storey dwelling with rooms in the roof space, dormer windows, integral garage providing car and cycle parking, new access with gates and piers, associated private amenity space, landscaping, following demolition of existing outbuildings and removal of swimming pool Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Mar 2026
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Validated
9 Mar 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
SSSI about 347 m away: Esher Commons SSSI; Inside the Cobham (Elmbridge) 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
KT11 2PL
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Oxshott and Stoke DAbernon Ward
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
14 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 127 days from validation, 65 days slower than Elmbridge's median of 62 for demolitions. Approved, as 76% of demolitions here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
229decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions 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