Fairmile Lea Lodge Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1BQ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1253 - Prior Approval Householders Refused

Proposal

Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: Single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 6.00 metres, a maximum height of 3.75 metres and with an eaves height of 2.35 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 May 2026
✓
Validated
1 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
26 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 118 m away: Esher Commons SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 478 m away: Esher Common; 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 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 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 5

Last sold for £645,000 in March 2024. Detached house, freehold.

20 March 2024£645,000
17 July 2009£402,000
3 December 2004£360,000
30 July 1999£259,950
2 February 1995£108,000

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

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Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Prior Approval Householders
Postcode
KT11 1BQ
Received
22 May 2026
Validated
1 Jun 2026
Ward
Oxshott and Stoke DAbernon Ward
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
26 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, 31 days faster than Elmbridge's median of 56 for extensions. Refused, as 21% of extensions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
944decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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

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