Where Elmbridge is run from
Esher is home to the offices of Elmbridge Borough Council, the authority responsible for planning and building control across the borough, including Cobham, Walton-on-Thames and Weybridge as well as Esher itself.
Sandown Park
Sandown Park Racecourse sits on the edge of the town and hosts the Royal Artillery Gold Cup meeting each year, a fixture preceded by soldiers marching along Esher's High Street.
A royal connection
A fountain and an adjoining Diamond Jubilee column, topped with a statue of Britannia, mark Queen Victoria's association with the town and still stand in the centre today.
Frequently asked questions
Which council is based in Esher?+
Elmbridge Borough Council, which is also the planning authority for Esher itself as well as Cobham and the wider borough.
What happens at Sandown Park?+
It hosts the Royal Artillery Gold Cup meeting each year, with soldiers marching along the High Street ahead of the racing.
Nearby areas
Services
Useful local links
- Reigate and Banstead Borough Council – Planning — The planning authority covering Reigate itself, along with Redhill, Horley, Banstead and several nearby villages.
- Mole Valley District Council – Do I need planning permission — The planning authority covering Dorking, Ashtead, Leatherhead and several villages southwest of Reigate.
- Epsom and Ewell Borough Council – Planning permission — The planning authority covering Epsom, a separate borough from Reigate and Banstead.
- Tandridge District Council – Planning and building — The planning authority covering Caterham, Nutfield and South Nutfield.
- GOV.UK – Planning permission: when you need it — Government guidance on when planning permission is required in England and Wales.
- GOV.UK – Party Wall etc. Act 1996 guidance — Government guidance on notifying neighbours and resolving disputes over shared or boundary walls, relevant to attached garage conversions and extensions.
- Planning Portal – Garage conversion — National guidance on when planning permission is needed for a garage conversion in England.