Unit Southwest of 8 High Street Cobham Surrey KT11 3DY Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Installation of AC equipment behind the first-floor parapet; new enclosed outdoor chiller; relocation of bin store; alterations to fenestration; and widening of authorised ancillary retail use to include the sale of food and drink (Class E(b)) including stationary mobile pizza van and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
22 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
27 Mar 2026

Approved on 27 Mar 2026 · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

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
National infrastructure project about 1097 m away: M25 junction 10/A3 Wisley interchange improvement; Public footpath about 29 m away; Inside the Cobham (Elmbridge) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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, 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Elmbridge - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Elmbridge
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
KT11 3DY
Received
22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Cobham and Downside Ward
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
27 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 95 days from validation, 34 days slower than Elmbridge's median of 61 for changes of use. Approved, as 53% of changes of use here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
53%approved
78decided 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:
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