Planning application
Thames House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AD
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (E) to Residential (C3).
As published by the council, reference 2025/1762
Application record
- Reference
- 2025/1762
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial (E) to Dwelling (C3)
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 8 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 1 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Esher Ward
- Decision by
- Officer delegated
- Postcode
- KT10 9AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Elmbridge register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 3 refused.
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2026/0175 Refused
Thames House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AD
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (E) to Residential (C3).
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2025/1740 Refused
Thames House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AD
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA: Additional storeys above existing commercial premises to create 2 new dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2025
Received by Elmbridge
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1 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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23 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
34 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Thames House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AD
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 20, Class AA: Additional storeys above existing commercial premises to create 2 new dwellings.
Refused Prior approval New dwelling 41 docsSeveral homes -
Thames House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AD
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (E) to Residential (C3).
Refused Prior approval 32 docs -
Churston House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AD
Change of use from Class E(a) (retail) to flexible use within Use Class E (Commercial, Business and Service).
Granted Full applications 12 docs -
K A D House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AD
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G: Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (E) to Mixed Use including up to 2 flats (C3).
Refused Prior approval New dwelling 11 docsSeveral homes -
K A D House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AD
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G: Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (E) to Mixed Use including up to 2 flats (C3).
Granted Prior approval New dwelling 13 docsSeveral homes -
K A D House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9AD
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (E) to Residential (C3).
Withdrawn Prior approval 10 docs
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2026/2092 Granted
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2026/2323 Awaiting decision
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Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: Single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 5.33 metres, a maximum height of 3.39 metres and with an eaves height of 2.58 metres.
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2026/2309 Status unknown
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2026/2293 Awaiting decision
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Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: Single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 4.30 metres, a maximum height of 3.47 metres and with an eaves height of 2.56 metres following demolition of existing extension.
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2026/1868 Refused
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Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (E) to Residential (C3).