Surrey Heath Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Surrey Heath Borough Council decided more than 1,300 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 10% of those it approved or refused, about the same as the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 54 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Surrey Heath 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).
Figures for Surrey Heath Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,300 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 10%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 54 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 12%of more than 370 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 150 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 36%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 32plan adopted 2012 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Surrey Heath Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the development is inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies and its effect on openness; • the effect of…”
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“The main issues are: • the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the host building, and • the effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of the occupants and neighbours with particular regard…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • The effect of the proposal upon the character and appearance of the area, including the effect upon existing trees; • Whether the proposed development would provide adequate living conditions for future residents…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal is inappropriate development within the Green Belt; • The effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; and • The effect of the proposed development on the…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.