205 Brooklands Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 0TS Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1842 - Prior Approval Commercial (E) to Dwelling (C3) Refused

Proposal

Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (E) to Residential (C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
28 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
30 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
22 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 Sept 2026 · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Conservation area about 63 m away: Brooklands; Scheduled monument about 222 m away: Brooklands motor racing circuit, remains of the pre-World War II aerodrome, World War II Bofors tower and shelters, and the Brooklands memorial; Heritage at risk about 63 m away: Brooklands; Inside the Byfleet built-up area; Green belt about 87 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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.

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Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Prior Approval Commercial (E) to Dwelling (C3)
Postcode
KT13 0TS
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Weybridge St Georges Hill Ward
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
22 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 8 days faster than Elmbridge's median of 62 for changes of use. Refused, as 44% of changes of use here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
56%approved
74decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use 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:
Change of use

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