The Albany Public House Queens Road Thames Ditton Surrey KT7 0QY Data via plota.co.uk

2026/1591 - Advertisement Application Approved

Proposal

Advertisement Consent for installation of 1no.illuminated fascia sign, 2no illuminated.projecting signs, 1no. illuminated directional sign, 2no. illuminated house name lettering and 1no. non-illuminated post sign Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Approved
21 Aug 2026

Approved on 21 Aug 2026 · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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
Inside the West Molesey built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Advertisement Application
Postcode
KT7 0QY
Received
29 Jun 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Thames Ditton Ward
Decision
Grant Advertisement Consent
Decision date
21 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 24 days faster than Elmbridge's median of 63 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 82% of advertisement consent here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
16decided in the last year

Plota live figures for advertisement consent 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:
Other 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