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20 Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB

Refused Elmbridge 2020/2920 Lawful Development Cert - Existing

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Existing use of land for residential use.

As published by the council, reference 2020/2920

Application record

Reference
2020/2920
Type
Lawful Development Cert - Existing
Status
Final Decision
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate
Received
3 Nov 2020
Validated
3 Nov 2020
Decided
26 Feb 2021
Ward
Oxshott and Stoke DAbernon Ward
Decision by
Officer delegated
Postcode
KT11 2PB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Elmbridge register

This site has had 4 applications since 2020: 1 approved, 3 refused.

  • 2024/1222 Granted

    20 Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB

    Single storey rear extension following partial demolition of existing house.

    Decided 11 Jul 2024 Householder
  • 2022/2791 Refused

    20 Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB

    Retrospective application for change of use from Sui Generis to C3 (Residential) and retention of bund.

    Decided 13 Mar 2023 Full applications
  • 2021/2368 Refused

    20 Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB

    Change of Use from Sui Generis to C3 (Residential) and retention of bund

    Decided 10 Mar 2022 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2020

    Received by Elmbridge

  2. 26 Feb 2021

    Decision issued: Refuse Lawful Development Certificate

  3. 26 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Elmbridge refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 20 Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB

    2021/2368 Submitted 29 Jun 2021 50 yards away

    Change of Use from Sui Generis to C3 (Residential) and retention of bund

    Refused Full applications 8 docs
  • 20 Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB

    2024/1222 Submitted 8 May 2024 50 yards away

    Single storey rear extension following partial demolition of existing house.

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition 10 docs
    Small domestic
  • 20 Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB

    2022/2791 Submitted 9 Sep 2022 50 yards away

    Retrospective application for change of use from Sui Generis to C3 (Residential) and retention of bund.

    Refused Full applications 14 docs
  • Knowle Hill 22 Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB

    2020/1700 Submitted 14 Jul 2020 50 yards away

    Single-storey side link extension following demolition of existing garage and alteration to fenestration.

    Granted Householder Extension Demolition +1 17 docs
    Small domestic
  • Knowle Hill 22 Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB

    2025/1202 Submitted 6 May 2025 50 yards away

    EL:13/01 - T1 - Oak - 23m height, 6m crown radius - Remove Ivy - To stop Ivy spreading into canopy increasing wind loading and taking over/shading out growth points of the tree.T2 - Oak - 21m height, 4m crown radius - Remove Ivy, Reduce height by 3m to 20m, radius spread by 2m to 4m - Ivy to be removed for the same reason as T1, reduction to re-balance canopy the shape has been one-sided due to a phototropic lean this reduction would re-balance. T3 - Oak - 21m height, 5m crown radius - Reduce radius by 2m to 3m - Reduction as with T2, to address a canopy phototropic lean.T4 - Oak - 26m height, 8m crown radius - Remove damaged limb (hazard beam) to make safe over garden. - Removal of dangerous, partly snapped limb over garden where children play.T5 - Yew - 8m height, 5m crown radius - Reduce and shape by 2m to leave at 6m ht, with 3m crown radius - Tree is on garden edge so to reduce to smaller canopy and canopy interlinking with Holly - additionally this area of the woodland is partly open and we are keen to replant so will increase the light to be floor for establishment of native woodland species, note bramble and nettles will be controlled. T6 - Holly - 8m height, 5m crown radius - Reduce and shape by 2m to leave at 6m ht, with 3m crown radius - Tree work is linked to T5 above.

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • 22A Water Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2PB

    2026/1705 Submitted 13 Jul 2026 100 yards away

    Pergola to rear garden and additional raised flowerbed.

    Granted Householder 14 docs
    Domestic

In Elmbridge

  • 2026/1883 Refused

    10 French Gardens Cobham Surrey KT11 2AJ

    Part two/part-single storey rear extension, roof extension to provide rooms in the roofspace, front, rear and side rooflights and detached outbuilding to rear following demolition of existing detached garage.

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1886 Refused

    4 Sandy Court Sandy Lane Cobham Surrey KT11 2DW

    Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear conservatory.

    Received 3 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1870 Granted

    11 Normanhurst Road Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 3EG

    Conversion of garage to habitable room with alterations to fenestration.

    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 18 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/2020 Granted

    18 Winterdown Road Esher Surrey KT10 8LJ

    Single-storey rear outbuilding following the demolition of the existing garage.

    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 2026/1874 Refused

    11 Trystings Close Claygate Esher KT10 0TF

    Rear dormer windows to provide rooms in the roofspace.

    Received 31 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Lawful development