Former Hurst Park Primary School, Hurst Road, West Molesey, Surrey KT8 1QW Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0420 - Surrey County Council Regulation 3 Approved

Proposal

Registration of application to Surrey County Council under Regulation 3: Details of an Arboricultural Method Statement, a Construction Environmental Management Plan and Construction Ecological Management Plan, and a Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan submitted pursuant to Conditions 21, 25 and 26, and the Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to 'the Biodiversity Gain Condition' of planning permission ref: EL/2025/2581 dated 19 December 2025. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Feb 2026
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Approved
15 Apr 2026

Approved on 15 Apr 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 3

In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the West Molesey built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1942 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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
Surrey County Council Regulation 3
Postcode
KT8 1QW
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Ward
Molesey East WardMolesey West Ward
Decision
Surrey County Council Regulation 3 Approval
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
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