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2025/1625 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

A terrace of three two-storey houses with rooms in the roof space, dormer windows, parking and associated landscaping following demolition of existing bungalow, garage and shed. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2025
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Validated
21 Aug 2025
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Approved
15 Jan 2026

Approved on 15 Jan 2026 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Elmbridge South Area Planning Sub-Committee on 15 Jan 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting permission because the revised scheme was considered acceptable in design, housing mix, highways, ecology and other respects.
  • Residents raised concerns about overdevelopment, design, height, privacy, parking, traffic, drainage, construction and other effects.
  • The Sub-Committee permitted the application with the stated conditions and informatives, adding two conditions and amending landscaping requirements.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, speakers, conditions and committee decision.

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

Documents

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Site constraints 3

Public bridleway about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1323 m away: M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange improvement; 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 12 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £625,000 in March 2015. Detached house, freehold.

31 March 2015£625,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area115 m² (1,238 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
KT11 2AJ
Received
23 Jun 2025
Validated
21 Aug 2025
Ward
Cobham and Downside Ward
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
15 Jan 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 147 days from validation, 76 days slower than Elmbridge's median of 71 for full applications. Approved, as 71% of full applications here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
272decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Refused
A terrace of 3 two-storey houses with rooms in the roof space, dormer windows, parking an…
2022/0650
2022 Refused
A terrace of 3 two-storey houses with rooms in the roof space, dormer windows, parking an…
2022/0650
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Refused
2 French Gardens Cobham Surrey KT11 2AJ
Rear dormer window incorporating an increase in ridge height to provide rooms in the roof…
2024/1962
2024 Refused
2 French Gardens Cobham Surrey KT11 2AJ
Rear dormer window incorporating an increase in ridge height to provide rooms in the roof…
2024/1962
2024 Approved
38 Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AQ
Single-storey side/rear extension.
2024/1536
2024 Approved
38 Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AQ
Single-storey side/rear extension.
2024/1536
2023 Approved
Annexe April Meadow 9 Leigh Hill Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2HS
Tree Preservation Order EL:97/21 - Removal of major dead wood and shortening back of the…
2023/1103
2023 Approved
Annexe April Meadow 9 Leigh Hill Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2HS
Tree Preservation Order EL:97/21 - Removal of major dead wood and shortening back of the…
2023/1103
2023 Approved
11 Leigh Hill Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2HS
Single-storey detached outbuilding.
2023/0022
2023 Approved
11 Leigh Hill Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2HS
Single-storey detached outbuilding.
2023/0022
2022 Approved
3 French Gardens Cobham Surrey KT11 2AJ
Part two/part single-storey rear/side extension, two-storey front extension, increase in…
2022/2634
2022 Approved
3 French Gardens Cobham Surrey KT11 2AJ
Part two/part single-storey rear/side extension, two-storey front extension, increase in…
2022/2634
2022 Approved
4 French Gardens Cobham Surrey KT11 2AJ
Part single/part two storey rear and side extension, rear juliet balcony, alter roof of f…
2022/0474
2022 Approved
4 French Gardens Cobham Surrey KT11 2AJ
Part single/part two storey rear and side extension, rear juliet balcony, alter roof of f…
2022/0474
2020 Approved
White Lodge Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AL
2 detached two-storey houses with integral garages, parking and landscaping following dem…
2020/2096
2020 Approved
White Lodge Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AL
2 detached two-storey houses with integral garages, parking and landscaping following dem…
2020/2096
2021 Approved
2 French Gardens Cobham Surrey KT11 2AJ
Single-storey rear extension, front porch, partial conversion of garage into living space…
2021/1859
2021 Withdrawn
2 French Gardens Cobham Surrey KT11 2AJ
Single-story rear extension, front porch, partial conversion of garage into living space…
2021/0760
2020 Approved
April Meadow 9 Leigh Hill Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2HS
Two-storey front extensions incorporating front portico, single-storey side extensions an…
2020/2567
2020 Approved
April Meadow 9 Leigh Hill Road Cobham Surrey KT11 2HS
Two-storey front extensions incorporating front portico, single-storey side extensions an…
2020/2567
2020 Approved
67 Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AH
Part two/part single-storey rear extension, side canopy and alterations to fenestration.
2020/2394
2020 Approved
67 Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AH
Part two/part single-storey rear extension, side canopy and alterations to fenestration.
2020/2394
2017 Approved
73 Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AH
Lawful Development Certificate: Whether planning permission is required for a proposed hi…
2017/1267
2016 Approved
103 Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AH
Single storey side and rear extension, roof extension incorporating rear dormer windows a…
2016/0927
2016 Refused
White Lodge Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AL
2 detached two storey houses with rooms in the roof space, dormer windows, integral garag…
2016/0993
2016 Approved
93 Hogshill Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2AH
Single storey rear extension, front dormer window and alterations to fenestration followi…
2016/2405
2016 Approved
93 Hogshill Lane Cobham KT11 2AH
Lawful Development Certificate: Whether planning permission is required for a proposed ve…
2016/1826
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.