26 Knowle Park Cobham Surrey KT11 3AB Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
A pair of semi-detached two-storey houses with rooms in the roofspace and three detached two-storey houses with associated vehicular access, car parking, cycle and refuse storage and hard and soft landscaping following demolition of existing house. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 19 Mar 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Elmbridge South Area Planning Sub-Committee on 19 Mar 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Objectors raised concerns about overdevelopment, character, neighbours’ living conditions, biodiversity, highways, parking, drainage and housing size.
- The committee refused permission, contrary to officers, because of harm to area character and failure to meet identified housing needs.
Source: Plota analysis of Elmbridge's committee minutes of 19 Mar 2026.
Site constraints 2
Checked on 24 September 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 £1,585,000 in May 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 128 days from validation, 66 days slower than Elmbridge's median of 62 for demolitions. Refused, as 24% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Elmbridge in the last twelve months, from validation. Elmbridge decision record →
Historical activity at this location
26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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.
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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