Land West Of 14 River Avenue Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0RS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0331 - Variation of Condition Under S73 Approved

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission (Detached two-storey house with basement, cycle store and new access from Portsmouth Avenue following demolition of existing detached garage) to facilitate the creation of additional living accommodation including basement extension, dormer window, single-storey ground floor extension, alterations to the fenestration and the omission of the chimneys. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Feb 2026
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Validated
26 Feb 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 granting permission because the changes would not harm the area’s character or neighbours’ living conditions.
  • Residents objected to the development’s scale, appearance, privacy effects, basement, construction impacts and alleged planning breaches.
  • The Sub-Committee permitted the application, adding obscure glazing to the roof-slope window and correcting the approved elevation plan.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee discussion, conditions and decision.

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

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 60 m away: Giggs Hill Green; Inside the West Molesey built-up area.
Not affected
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
Variation of Condition Under S73
Postcode
KT7 0RS
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Feb 2026
Ward
Thames Ditton Ward
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
29 Jun 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