Petrol Filling Station 195 Hurst Road West Molesey Surrey KT8 1SE Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2171 - Advertisement Application Decided

Proposal

Advertisement Consent: 1 internally illuminated digital freestanding single-sided display sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Aug 2025
✓
Refuse Advertisement Consent
21 Oct 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
15 Apr 2026

Refuse Advertisement Consent on 21 Oct 2025 · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 3

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the West Molesey built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1785 m away: Expansion of Heathrow Airport (Third Runway), at pre-application.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Building

Floor area2,684 m² (28,890 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 51)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2019, 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
Advertisement Application
Postcode
KT8 1SE
Received
26 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Ward
Molesey East Ward
Decision
Refuse Advertisement Consent
Decision date
21 Oct 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 15 Apr 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004680 ↗
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

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.