Car Park West of Waterloo Court Mayfield Road Hersham Walton on Thames Surrey KT12 5PL Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0036 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Development comprising 23 residential units with associated car parking, cycle and refuse storage, landscaping, alterations to existing access and the relocation of the Maintenance Delivery Unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jan 2026
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Validated
20 Feb 2026
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Committee
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 May 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 226.

Planning committee

Deferred by Elmbridge Planning Committee on 15 Sept 2026.

Deferred

  • Officers advised granting permission because the benefits were not significantly and demonstrably outweighed by the identified design harm, subject to a biodiversity monitoring agreement.
  • Residents raised concerns about traffic, parking, infrastructure, affordable housing, amenity, density, access and the loss of station parking; two letters supported the scheme.
  • The committee deferred consideration so the viability review could be published on the Council’s website.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ advice, objections and the committee’s deferral decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Elmbridge's committee minutes of 15 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Walton-on-Thames built-up area; Green belt about 89 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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
KT12 5PL
Received
7 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Feb 2026
Ward
Hersham Village WardWalton South Ward

Decision outlook

Day 226, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in Elmbridge are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Sept 2026.

Day 226135 days past the 91-day target
42%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
74decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use 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