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2025/3337 - Variation of Condition Under S73 Approved

Proposal

Variation of Conditions: 2 (Reserved Matters) 5 (Approved Plans) 6 (Illustrative Layout Plans) and 12 (Potential Contamination) of planning permission (Detailed planning permission for the erection of commercial buildings for Class E/Class B8 (5,040sq.m Gross External Area/4,580sq.m Gross Internal Area) with associated internal access road, new vehicular access, new cycle/pedestrian access, landscaping and creation of restoration area plus other associated infrastructure, and outline planning permission for up to 37,977sqm (Gross External Area) commercial development of Class E/Class B8/Class B2 and Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling (sui generis) and up to 40 affordable homes with associated infrastructure (all matters reserved)) allowed at appeal for the revision of the extent of outline and detailed part of the site, amendment to building heights parameter plan, and relocation of the turning head. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Dec 2025
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Validated
26 Jan 2026
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Committee
9 Jun 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Elmbridge Planning Committee on 9 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting permission because the changes accorded with planning policies and would not cause significant environmental effects.
  • The committee granted full and outline permission with the stated conditions, subject to amendments to Conditions 8, 10 and 16.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, committee amendments and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Elmbridge's committee minutes of 9 Jun 2026.

Associated applications 14

Site constraints 2

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm.
Also on the record
Inside the Walton-on-Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 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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Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Variation of Condition Under S73
Postcode
KT12 3PB
Received
17 Dec 2025
Validated
26 Jan 2026
Ward
Walton South Ward
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
9 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