Wilds The Folly Lightwater Surrey GU18 5XA
Refused on 11 November 2025
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
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Proposal
Erection of a detached garage.
- Received
- 1 September 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Council
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Ward
- Bisley & West End
- Agent
- SURREY BUILDING SERVICES
- ReceivedReceived1 Sep
- ValidatedValidated1 Sep
- Consult.Consultation6 Nov
- TargetTarget Date27 Oct
- DecidedDecided11 Nov
Decided in 71 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a garage at Wilds The Folly Lightwater Surrey GU18 5XA. Surrey Heath has handled 560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Surrey Heath's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 136 applications across Bisley & West End. We hold 111 applications in total for the GU18 postcode area.
86% of full applications at Surrey Heath Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The proposed outbuilding owing to its width, height and depth forward of the principal elevation, would be considered disproportionate to the scale of the host dwelling it would serve and due to its forward siting within the site it would have a prominent and dominant appearance that harms the visual amenities and character of the host dwelling and streetscene. In addition, as insufficient information has been supplied regarding the remaining mature trees on site and that the retention of these trees and their long term health would not be harmed by the proposal, to the detriment of the rural character of the area. The proposal would therefore fail to comply with Policy DM9 of the adopted Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Document (CSDMP) 2012.
- Insufficient evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the development would not lead to unacceptable surface water flooding on site or elsewhere, contrary to the objectives of Policy DM10 of the adopted Surrey Heath Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Document 2012 and NPPF (2024).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- GU18 5XA
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- West End Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 1 September 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 6 November 2025
- Consultation start
- 9 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 6 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 4 September 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 2 October 2025
- Last date for comments
- 6 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 27 October 2025
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- SURREY BUILDING SERVICES
- Agent address
- 14 Glamis Close Frimley Camberley Surrey GU16 8YR
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Julia Taylor
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Appeal history
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14281037
- Documents
- 27
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
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