20 Courtlands Avenue Esher Surrey KT10 9HZ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1200 - Householder Application Approved

Proposal

Single-storey rear extension, two-storey side extension and alterations to fenestration. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 May 2026
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Validated
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 9

Registered park or garden about 10 m away: Claremont
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 380 m away: West End Common; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 380 m away: Esher Commons SSSI; Inside the Esher built-up area; Green belt about 18 m away: London; Open access land about 5 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Priority habitat about 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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 2

Last sold for £1,680,000 in May 2017. Detached house, freehold.

26 May 2017£1,680,000
4 October 2013£1,075,000

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

Building

Floor area356 m² (3,832 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (77 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 10 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, with internal insulation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2015, 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
Householder Application
Postcode
KT10 9HZ
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Esher Ward
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
30 Jul 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 79% 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.

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.