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 2026/0175
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0175
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial (E) to Dwelling (C3)
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 19 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Esher Ward
- Decision by
- Officer delegated
- Postcode
- KT10 9AD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Elmbridge
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19 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
32 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.
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