Elmbridge planning news
Elmbridge planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Mill Road Depot, Esher: Bin Lorry Hours and Fleet Plan
Elmbridge wants up to 40 lorries that cannot use the bridge based at its Esher depot, up from 25, and a 6am start. Comments close on 10 November.
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Planning
Moore Place Refusal Not Final: Housing Secretary Gets a Say
Elmbridge's refusal of 206 homes at Moore Place, Esher, cannot be issued until the housing secretary has had 21 days to consider calling it in, minutes show.
Planning
Woodstock Lane 144 Homes: Council Changes Appeal Stance
Elmbridge says it has little or no prospect of defending its refusal of 144 Taylor Wimpey homes in Long Ditton. The public inquiry is set for January 2027.
Planning
Moore Place, Esher: 206 Homes Refused After Four Votes
Councillors refused up to 206 homes on the former Moore Place golf course on 13 October, against officers' advice, after three earlier votes failed.
Planning
Moore Place, Esher: 206 Homes Refused on 13 October
Councillors refused up to 206 homes on the former Moore Place golf course on 13 October, overruling officers. The scheme, the grey belt case and the objections.
Claygate
Oaken Lane Claygate: £1.7m soil risk pushes council to sell
The Claygate rugby pitches are on the market, price on application, after Cabinet chose not to pay up to £1.7m to clear the dumped soil. No bidders' meeting.
Planning
Elmbridge Local Plan: £1m to start a plan it cannot finish
Cabinet has approved a Local Plan that adopts in 2029, more than two years after Elmbridge Borough Council is abolished. Consultation opens in November.
Planning
Elmbridge planning: the 15-objection rule ends 31 October
From 31 October, 15 households objecting will no longer force an Elmbridge application in front of councillors, and ward councillors lose their call-in power.
Planning
Chippings Farm, Cobham: 625 homes and a 28ha park
Cala and Burhill's Chippings Farm plan: about 625 homes, half of them affordable, on 85 hectares of Green Belt either side of the A3. Application due this year.