Oatlands and Burwood Park Ward planning approval rate
Oatlands and Burwood Park Ward ward in Elmbridge has a 75.5% approval rate based on 1,649 planning decisions. Elmbridge overall: 80.7%.
Last updated: September 2026
75.5%
ward approval rate
1,649
Decisions
1,245
Approved
404
Refused
80.7%
Elmbridge average
Oatlands and Burwood Park Ward is 5.2 percentage points below the Elmbridge average, placing it among the stricter wards in Elmbridge. Checking what gets approved nearby before applying is particularly important here.
How Oatlands and Burwood Park Ward compares
Oatlands and Burwood Park Ward ward
75.5%
Elmbridge overall
80.7%
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Recent decisions in Oatlands and Burwood Park Ward
Prior Approval Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: Single storey rear extension which p · 2026-09-11
Part single/part two-storey front/side extension, part single/part two-storey si · 2026-09-07
Proposed attached covered garden loggia and single storey externally accessed sh · 2026-08-21
Single storey rear extension to detached garage, and change of use to gym and ga · 2026-08-19
Rear dormer roof extension in association with conversion of roofspace into habi · 2026-08-13
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