37 Lovelace Road Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 6NZ and 1 Beechwood Close Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 6PF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of the existing properties at No. 37 Lovelace Road and No. 1 Beechwood Close and the erection of a replacement apartment block comprising 14 residential units with access from Lovelace Road and vehicular access from Beechwood Close, associated parking, cycle storage, refuse storage and amenity areas with hard and soft landscaping, and associated engineering and infrastructure works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 13 Oct 2026 · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Elmbridge Planning Committee on 13 Oct 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised granting permission because the proposal would provide housing in a sustainable location without identified material harm, subject to a legal agreement.
- The committee refused permission contrary to the officer recommendation, citing poor design, amenity harm, inadequate accommodation and the missing biodiversity agreement.
Source: Plota analysis of Elmbridge's committee minutes, Elmbridge Planning Committee minutes, 13 October 2026 .
Site constraints 5
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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- KT6 6NZ
- Received
- 21 May 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Long Ditton Ward
- Decision
- Refuse Planning Permission
- Decision date
- 13 Oct 2026
How this decision compares
Decided in 112 days from validation, 50 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
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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37 Lovelace Road Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 6NZ and 1 Beechwood Close Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 6PF
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