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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Surrey Heath Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Surrey Heath Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates7,296Searchable applications
381Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 5,137 approved or refused records
717Refused applications
4,420 approved · 717 refused · 387 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 22 May 2014 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Other enquiriesLocal plan Planning policyPre-application advice Pre application advice
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01276707100Council source
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.control@surreyheath.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas11 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- DecidedTWA/24/0273
T1 - Beech - crown lift to give a 2.5 clearance. crown thining by 20%. (Works subject to TPO/5/75).
13 Riverside Avenue Lightwater Surrey GU18 5RU
Received 10 Oct 2024 - DecidedTWA/24/0274
T1 & T2 - Oak - Reduce crown by 1.5m.
11 Fosters Grove Windlesham Surrey GU20 6JZ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0988/FFU
Erection of part single storey, part two storey side and rear extensions including a rear dormer following demolition of existing garage.
17 Jenner Drive West End Woking Surrey GU24 9HU
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0989/CES
Certificate of lawfulness (proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
9 Hewlett Place Bagshot Surrey GU19 5NA
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0990/NMA
Application for non material amendment to vary conditions 5 (provide vehicle and cycle parking), 6 (pedestrian and pedestrian/cycle routes), 10 (approved plans) and 14 (tree inspection post planting) attached to reserved matters approval 22/0233/RRM dated 25 January 2023 in respect of the Southern SANG and SANG link (phases 5a, 5b and 5c) to resurface rather than patch repair the existing hardstanding access/proposed car parking area, re-position the approved vehicle entrance gate to facilitate delivery vehicles to Frimley Lock Cottage, amend the landscaping and highway layouts and to correct an error on the approved location plan
Princess Royal Barracks Brunswick Road Deepcut Camberley Surrey GU16 6RN
Received 14 Oct 2024 - DecidedTCA/24/0024
Tree 1: Silver Maple - Pollard at 5-6 metresTree has suffered a major failure works are to reduce further risk
Birch Hall Church Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6BN
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0991/GPT
The internal upgrade of the existing equipment cabin and other associated development.
Updown Hill House Chertsey Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6HU
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0992/FFU
Erection of a first floor rear extension, internal alterations and changes to fenestration.
14 Chaucer Grove Camberley Surrey GU15 2XZ
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedTWA/24/0275
T1 - Oak tree - Reduce crown by 1.5m and remove any dead wood. (Works subject to TPO/1/76)
12 Fosters Grove Windlesham Surrey GU20 6JZ
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0993/GPT
Regulation 5 Notification of intention to install 1 x 10m medium pole under The Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended).
1 Brimshot Lane Chobham Woking Surrey GU24 8RW
Received 15 Oct 2024 - DecidedTWA/24/0276
T1, T2, T3, T4, T5 - Oaks - Crown reduction of 2m. (Works subjection to TPO 1/76)
26 Mill Pond Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6JT
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0994/CEU
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing Use) - Retention of buildings A,D, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O in connection with the lawful uses of the land.
Little Trotters Bagshot Road Chobham Woking Surrey GU24 8BZ
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0995/CES
Certificate of lawfulness for the proposed installation of an air source heat pump.
18 York Road Camberley Surrey GU15 4HR
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0996/PMR
Application to amended condition 2 (approved plan numbers) of planning permission 23/0249/FFU to alter; rear dormer, single storey rear elements, changes to fenestration and other minor alterations
St Nicholas Belmont Road Camberley Surrey GU15 2NZ
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0997/FFU
Installation of four electric vehicle charging stations including erection of associated equipment (substation and feeder pillar)
Bagshot Retail Park London Road Bagshot Surrey
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0998/DEM
Prior Approval under Class B of Part 11 of Schedule 2 of the General Permitted Development Order 2015 (as amended) for the demolition of Hanger A.
Fairoaks Airport, Units A1 To A3 Chertsey Road Chobham Woking Surrey GU24 8HU
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/0999/FFU
Erection of a front and side boundary wall to connect to existing, with replacement timber fence and addition of a fence to top of existing boundary wall.
2 Crees Meadow Windlesham Surrey GU20 6QA
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1000/FFU
Change of use of existing garage to a dog grooming studio (Sui Generis) with increased roof height and replacement roof, insertion of roof lights, replacement door along with extended driveway/access and dropped kerb and associated works.
57 Queensway Frimley Green Camberley Surrey GU16 6QB
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1001/FFU
Erection of an outbuilding ancillary to the main dwelling house.
57 Queensway Frimley Green Camberley Surrey GU16 6QB
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1002/FFU
Erection of a part two storey and part single storey side extension following demolition of existing garage, changes to fenestrations and a replacement pitched roof over the existing single storey rear projection.�
13 Rivermead Road Camberley Surrey GU15 2SD
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1003/GPO
Application under Class OA, Part 14, Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation of a Solar Canopy on non-domestic, off-street parking.
Lightwater Leisure Centre Lightwater Country Park The Avenue Lightwater Surrey GU18 5RG
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1004/FFU
Modifications to existing entrance to provide wider access and erection of new posts and gate
Snows Ride Farm Snows Ride Windlesham Surrey GU20 6LA
Received 17 Oct 2024 - DecidedTWA/24/0278
T1 - Ash ,On boundary with No.37 Windsor Rd , GU24 8LA -Fell to low fork-5-6m from ground level. T2-Holly Tree , Cut back lateral growth by 2-3m ( Holly branches overhang garage of No.37T2-Holly Tree , Cut back lateral growth by 2-3m ( Holly branches overhang garage of No.37
35 Windsor Road Chobham Woking Surrey GU24 8LA
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/1005/GPT
Installation of new electronic communications apparatus.
Communication Station T Mobile Telecommunications Mast Highams Lane Chobham Woking Surrey
Received 17 Oct 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Surrey Heath Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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