181 Ember Lane East Molesey Surrey KT8 0BU Data via plota.co.uk

Registered 2025/3370 - Householder Application
Date received
19 Dec 2025
Date validated
9 Mar 2026
Postcode
KT8 0BU
Type
Householder Application

Description

Construction of a part single/part two-storey rear extension, partial conversion of garage into habitable living space, hipped roof and front and rear rooflights creating rooms in the roofspace, new side dormer window and alterations to fenestration following removal of chimney stacks. Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Decision outlook

Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 189.

Day 189, past the statutory target. 90% of extensions 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 24 Aug 2026.

Day 189133 days past the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
545decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Elmbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Elmbridge decision record →

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 2

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
Inside the Esher built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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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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