2 Fairmile Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2TG Data via plota.co.uk

2025/3350 - Variation of Condition Under S73 Approved

Proposal

Variation of Conditions: 2 (Approved Plans) and 3 (Materials) of (Detached two-storey building comprising 8 flats and 2. two-storey detached houses with rooms in the roofspace, one with detached garage and one with integral garage, with associated new access, parking and bin and cycle stores following the demolition of existing house) to remove the rear porch, to amend soldier course brickwork and to change the feature stone on Plot 9. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Dec 2025
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Committee
14 Jul 2026
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Approved
14 Jul 2026

Approved on 14 Jul 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Elmbridge Planning Committee on 14 Jul 2026. Earlier deferred on 25 Mar 2026.

Approved

  • Officers advised approval because the design changes were minor and independent viability evidence found affordable housing was not viable.
  • Residents raised concerns about scale, character, traffic, parking, affordable housing, construction, drainage, trees and privacy.
  • The committee permitted the application with the stated conditions and informatives.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, recommendation and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Elmbridge's committee minutes of 14 Jul 2026.

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Cobham (Elmbridge) built-up area; Green belt about 70 m away: London.
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.

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Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Variation of Condition Under S73
Postcode
KT11 2TG
Received
18 Dec 2025
Validated
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Cobham and Downside WardOxshott and Stoke DAbernon Ward
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
14 Jul 2026
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