Planning application
Land south-west of Waterside Drive Walton-On-Thames Surrey
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Registration of application to Surrey County Council under Regulation 3: The construction of a new special educational needs school, including sport courts and pitches, vehicle parking, landscaping and new vehicular and pedestrian access from Waterside Drive without compliance with Condition 28 of planning permission EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023 to enable a change to the Landscape and Ecological Management Plan. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2026-0048)
As published by the council, reference 2026/0945
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/0945
- Type
- Surrey County Council Regulation 3
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 21 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 21 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Walton North Ward
- Decision by
- Officer delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Elmbridge register
This site has had 9 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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2024/2020 Withdrawn
Land South-West of Waterside Drive Walton-On-Thames Surrey
Consultation from Surrey County Council: Details of Construction and operation plan, ground investigation and risk assessment, drainage strategy, impact plan for Great Crested Newt Licensing, district licensing scheme certificate, lighting strategy, construction environmental management plan and drainage strategy pursuant to Conditions 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 15 of planning permission EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023.
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2024/1374 Granted
Land South-West of Waterside Drive, Walton on Thames, Surrey
Consultation from Surrey County Council: Details of Construction and operation plan, ground investigation and risk assessment, drainage strategy, impact plan for Great Crested Newt Licensing, district licensing scheme certificate, lighting strategy, construction environmental management plan and drainage strategy pursuant to Conditions 5, 6 and 7 planning permission EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023 [5061/SCC_Ref_2023-0226/EL2024/0066]
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2024/1320 Granted
Land South-West of Waterside Drive Walton on Thames Surrey
Consultation from Surrey County Council: Details of Construction and operation plan, ground investigation and risk assessment, drainage strategy, impact plan for Great Crested Newt Licensing, district licensing scheme certificate, lighting strategy, construction environmental management plan and drainage strategy pursuant to Conditions 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 15 of planning permission EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023.
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2024/1178 Granted
Land south-west of Waterside Drive, Walton on Thames, Surrey
Surrey County Council Consultation : Details of ground investigation and risk assessment, drainage strategy, pursuant to Conditions 5 and 6 of planning permission EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023. {5061/SCC_Ref_2023-0226/EL2024/0066/}
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2024/0477 Granted
Land South-West of Waterside Drive, Walton on Thames, Surrey
Surrey County Council Consultation: Details of Construction and operation plan, ground investigation and risk assessment, drainage strategy, impact plan for Great Crested Newt Licensing, district licensing scheme certificate, lighting strategy, construction environmental management plan and drainage strategy pursuant to Conditions 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 15 of planning permission EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023. [SCC_Ref_2023-0226]
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2024/0253 Granted
Land South-West of Waterside Drive Walton On Thames Surrey
Consultation from Surrey County Council: Details of Archaeological Review of Ground Investigation Report pursuant to Condition 3 of planning permission EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023. [5061/SCC_Ref_2024-0014]
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2024/0066 Decided
Land South-West of Waterside Drive Walton-On-Thames Surrey
Consultation from Surrey County Council: Details of Construction and operation plan, ground investigation and risk assessment, drainage strategy, impact plan for Great Crested Newt Licensing, district licensing scheme certificate, lighting strategy, construction environmental management plan and drainage strategy pursuant to conditions 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 15 of planning permission EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023.
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2023/1953 Decided
Land South-West of Waterside Drive Walton-On-Thames Surrey
Consultation from Surrey County Council: The construction of a new special educational needs school, including sport courts and pitches, vehicle parking, landscaping and new vehicular and pedestrian access from Waterside Drive. [2023-0092]
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Apr 2026
Received by Elmbridge
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Elmbridge took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Elmbridge for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Elmbridge decided less common application types in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Land south-west of Waterside Drive Walton on Thames Surrey KT12 2JP
Consultation from Surrey County Council: Details of a Remediation Verification Report submitted pursuant to Condition 7 of planning permission ref: EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2025-0199 - this record is for consultation only)
Decided Outline 3 docs -
Land south-west of Waterside Drive Walton on Thames Surrey KT12 2JP
Registration of application to Surrey County Council under Regulation 3: Details of a Remediation Verification Report submitted pursuant to Condition 7 of planning permission ref: EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2025-0199)
Granted Other 17 docs -
Land south-west of Waterside Drive Walton-On-Thames, Surrey, KT12 2JP
Consultation From Surrey County Council: Details of playing field ground conditions and method of construction submitted pursuant to Condition 12 of planning permission ref: EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023 (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2026-0022 - this record is for consultation only).
Granted Outline 3 docs -
Land south-west of Waterside Drive Walton on Thames Surrey KT12 2JP
Registration of application to Surrey County Council under Regulation 3: Details of playing field ground conditions and method of construction submitted pursuant to Condition 12 of planning permission ref: EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023 (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2026-0022)
Granted Other 6 docs -
Land south-west of Waterside Drive, Walton on Thames, Surrey, KT12 2JP
Registration of application to Surrey County Council under Regulation 3: Details of a Hard and Soft Landscape Scheme submitted pursuant to Condition 29 of planning permission ref: EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023. [This application is determined by Surrey County Council under their reference SCCRef-2025-0126].
Granted Other 6 docs -
Hopescourt School Waterside Drive Walton-On-Thames Surrey KT12 2FQ
Consultation from Surrey County Council: Details of a Hard and Soft Landscape Scheme submitted pursuant to Condition 29 of planning permission ref: EL2023/1953 dated 12 December 2023. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2025-0126 - this record is for consultation only)
Granted Outline 2 docs
Other less common application types
In Elmbridge
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2026/1796 Granted
Former Hurst Park Primary School, 357 Hurst Road, West Molesey, KT8 1QW
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2026/1787 Awaiting decision
Land at St Andrew's Primary School Lockhart Road Cobham KT11 2AX
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2026/0765 Granted
Land at Hersham Library Molesey Road Hersham Walton-on-Thames Surrey KT12 4RF
Registration of application to Surrey County Council under Regulation 3: Installation of two air source heat pumps and associated works.(this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2026-0043).
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2026/1614 Awaiting decision
Land at Thamesfield North Terrace Road Walton-On-Thames
Registration of application to Surrey County Council under Regulation 3: Construction of a single-storey alternative provision short stay school (Use Class F1a) with associated access, parking, MUGA, external play areas and landscaping. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2026-0098)
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2026/1254 Granted
Former Hurst Park Primary School 357 Hurst Road West Molesey KT8 1QW
Registration of application to Surrey County Council under Regulation 3: Details of Tree Planting submitted pursuant to Condition 22 of planning permission ref: EL/2025/2581 dated 19 December 2025 (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2026-0081)