Planning application
17 Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1JF
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 2026/1404
Application record
- Reference
- 2026/1404
- Type
- Prior Approval Commercial (E) to Dwelling (C3)
- Status
- Final Decision
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 11 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 11 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Cobham and Downside Ward
- Decision by
- Officer delegated
- Postcode
- KT11 1JF
Site history
Applications at this address on the Elmbridge register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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2024/1953 Granted
17 Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1JF
Advertisement Consent: 1 internally illuminated letterset sign and 2 internally illuminated golden arch signs.
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2024/1952 Granted
17 Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1JF
Advertisement Consent: 1 externally illuminated free-standing totem sign.
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2024/1927 Refused
17 Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1JF
Change of use of former restaurant (Class E)(412.8 sqm) to mixed use restaurant and takeaway (Class E and Sui Generis)(434.3sqm), single-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension with acoustic screen to plant area above, alterations to fenestration, reconfiguration of car park and associated works following partial demolition of the existing building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Jun 2026
Received by Elmbridge
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
23 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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17 Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1JF
Advertisement Consent: 1 internally illuminated letterset sign and 2 internally illuminated golden arch signs.
Granted Advertising 164 docs -
17 Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1JF
Advertisement Consent: 1 externally illuminated free-standing totem sign.
Granted Advertising 136 docs -
17 Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1JF
Change of use of former restaurant (Class E)(412.8 sqm) to mixed use restaurant and takeaway (Class E and Sui Generis)(434.3sqm), single-storey side extension, single-storey rear extension with acoustic screen to plant area above, alterations to fenestration, reconfiguration of car park and associated works following partial demolition of the existing building.
Refused Full applications Extension Demolition +1 770 docsSmall domestic -
Petrol Filling Station 11 Portsmouth Road Cobham Surrey KT11 1JF
Retrospective advertisement consent: 1 non-illuminated free-standing banner sign.
Refused Advertising 8 docs -
Petrol Filling Station 11 Portsmouth Road Cobham SurreyKT11 1JF
Retrospective advertisement consent: 1 non-illuminated free-standing banner sign.
Refused Advertising 35 docs -
Pavement O/S 17 Gavell Road on Bennett Close Cobham Surrey KT11 1AL
Telecommunications Notification: Intent to install 1 no. cabinet 2mm Steel EN1088-2 / 1.4003 (3CR12) Powder Coated: Midnight Green RAL: 12B29 to facilitate fixed line broadband apparatus.
Decided Telecoms 1 doc
Other prior approval applications
In Elmbridge
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2026/2092 Granted
70 Fleece Road Long Ditton Surbiton Surrey KT6 5JS
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: Single storey rear extension which projects out from the rear wall of the original house by 5.00 metres, a maximum height of 3.85 metres and with an eaves height of 2.98 metres following partial demolition of existing dwelling.
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2026/2323 Awaiting decision
13 Jessamy Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 8LB
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
Haven 7 Approach Road West Molesey Surrey KT8 2LW
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 metres, a maximum height of 3.80 metres and with an eaves height of 2.70 metres following demolition of existing extension.
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2026/2293 Awaiting decision
56 High Street West Molesey Surrey KT8 2LY
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
241 Brooklands Road Weybridge Surrey KT13 0RH
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA: Change of Use from Commercial, Business and Service (E) to Residential (C3).