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Land at Molesey Road Hersham Walton-on-Thames Surrey

2026/0671Environmental Impact Assessment - ScreeningAwaiting decision
Outline / PiP

Proposal

Screening Opinion as to whether an Environmental Impact Assessment is required for proposed redevelopment of the site to provide up to 280 residential dwellings at Land at Molesey Road, Hersham, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.

Received
18 March 2026
Decision due
8 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Walton South Ward
  1. Received18 Mar
  2. Validated18 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Land at Molesey Road Hersham Walton-on-Thames Surrey. Elmbridge has handled 1,121 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Wandsworth Common conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 57 applications across Walton South Ward.

66% of outline applications at Elmbridge Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Environmental Impact Assessment - Screening
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
280

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 March 2026
Consultation start
26 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
21 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Elmbridge
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Elmbridge

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