Planning application
2026/0172
St Andrews House Portsmouth Road Esher Surrey KT10 9TA
Proposal
Lateral roof extension to the third floor to create additional office floorspace 275.5sqm (Use Class E) and extension of existing staircore to the lower ground floor.
As published by the council, reference 2026/0172
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Elmbridge
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 May 2026
Decision issued: Refuse Planning Permission
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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2024/2711 Granted
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Tree Preservation Order EL:157 - T1 - Oak - reduce overall by 2.5m to leave finished height of 16m and finished spread of 14m. Please see the following points below which relate to the attached images: Image 1. NE facing limb - approximately 10m from ground - pruning wound decaying visible from ground, completely hollow Image 2. S facing limb, 10m from ground, 3 m along branch - large cavity from large pruning cut. Further out on the limb the branch dropping down has a large cavity visible from the ground indicating hollow branch. Image 3. Main central stem - previous large snap out at the top looks like has failed through an old cable wire brace. Wound is north facing. Image 4. Branch parallel with above (Image 3). 16 m from ground - S facing large limb has fracture and is leaning in a lower branch. Helical cracks through the middle of the branch. Image 5. NW facing in lowest limb snapped hanging branch 12m from ground. Facing towards alleyway Image 6. W facing two lowest limbs at 8 and 9 metres from ground have top side decay. Image 7. SE facing lowest limb has large top side cavity at the union, 4-5m along branch - old pruning decay and the branch has hollowed before the wound. Image 8. W facing 11m from ground cavity from what looks like an old helical crack.
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2024/0985 Granted
Parkside Cottage 6 Sandown Road Esher Surrey KT10 9TU
Tree Preservation Order EL:157 - Crown raise 1 x Mature Oak.
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2026/1494 Awaiting decision
3 High Street Esher Surrey KT10 9RL
Change of use from office (Class E(g)(i)) to restaurant/cafe (Class E(b).
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