North Weylands Industrial Estate Molesey Road Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 3PL Data via plota.co.uk

2025/1507 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Expansion of existing builders' merchant (sui generis) for the display, sale and storage of building materials, timber, plumbing and heating supplies, hard and soft wall and floor coverings, kitchens, joinery, bathrooms and associated products, outside display and storage (including storage racking), comprising: refurbishment of existing trade counter building; change of use of existing industrial unit (Class B2) to form part of the builders' merchant operation for tool hire/staff amenity; the erection 1no. storage building for storage associated with builders' merchant; revised access, car parking and servicing arrangements; acoustic fencing; landscaping; and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2025
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Validated
25 Jun 2025
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Approved
10 Mar 2026

Approved on 10 Mar 2026 · Last checked 14 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Elmbridge Planning Committee on 10 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the economic and employment benefits outweighed limited residential amenity harm, subject to conditions.
  • Residents raised concerns about noise, traffic, crime and damaged estate roads, while one response supported the proposal with road resurfacing.
  • The committee permitted the development with the stated conditions and an additional informative about landlord’s consent.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, objections, committee discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Elmbridge's committee minutes of 10 Mar 2026.

Associated applications 4

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Walton-on-Thames built-up area; Green belt about 24 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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
Full Application
Postcode
KT12 3PL
Received
11 Jun 2025
Validated
25 Jun 2025
Ward
Walton South Ward
Decision
Grant Planning Permission
Decision date
10 Mar 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 258 days from validation, 187 days slower than Elmbridge's median of 71 for full applications. Approved, as 71% of full applications here are.

32%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
272decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications 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:
Change of use

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