39 Heathside Esher Surrey KT10 9TD Data via plota.co.uk

2025/2043 - Lawful Development Cert - Proposed Approved

Proposal

Hip-to-gable roof extension, rear dormer window incorporating juliet balcony and front rooflights to provide rooms in the roofspace. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2025
✓
Approved
2 Oct 2025
✓
Appeal allowed
11 Mar 2026

Approved on 2 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; Green belt about 71 m away: London.
Not affected
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 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 1

Last sold for £848,000 in September 2016. Detached house, freehold.

23 September 2016£848,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area116 m² (1,249 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2016, 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
Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Postcode
KT10 9TD
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
11 Aug 2025
Ward
Hinchley Wood and Weston Green Ward
Decision
Grant Lawful Development Cert - Proposed
Decision date
2 Oct 2025
Appeal
Allowed · 11 Mar 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6003204 ↗

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 72% of lawful development certificates here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
294decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.