Runnymede Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Runnymede Borough Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 16% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 44 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Runnymede Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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22 September 2026 · Approved
Longcross Studios Chobham Lane Longcross Chertsey KT16 0EE · RU.25/1270
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21 September 2026 · Refused
Flow 1 and 2 River Park Avenue Surrey TW18 3FA · RU.26/1068
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18 September 2026 · Approved
Longcross South Longcross Road and Kitsmead Lane Longcross KT16 0EE · RU.22/0393
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11 September 2026 · Approved
Clockhouse Nursery Clockhouse Lane East Egham Surrey TW20 8PG · RU.25/1759
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22 July 2026 · Refused
Green Landscape Nursery Hurst Lane Egham Surrey TW20 8QJ · RU.26/0218
Figures for Runnymede Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 16%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 44 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 10%of 340 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 130 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 22%about one in five |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 70plan adopted 2020 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Runnymede Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the proposed scheme on the character and…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • The effect of the proposed development on the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (SPA). • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants of Number 31B…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area; • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupiers of the surrounding residential properties in respect…”
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“With the preceding points in mind, and having regard to the evidence submitted by all parties, I consider the main issues in this case to be: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the…”
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“The main issues are the effects of the proposed development on the character and appearance of its surroundings and whether future residents of the property would enjoy acceptable living conditions.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.