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8 York Road Camberley Surrey GU15 4HR

25/1207/FFUFull Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 29 January 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Subdivision of the site and erection of a self-build detached dwelling including new vehicular access and associated works

Received
20 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Town
  1. Received20 Nov
  2. Validated27 Nov
  3. Consult.2 Jan
  4. Target22 Jan
  5. Decided29 Jan

Decided in 63 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 8 York Road Camberley Surrey GU15 4HR. Surrey Heath has handled 560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 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 77 applications across Town. We hold 807 applications in total for the GU15 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

  1. The proposed subdivision would result in two plots that are significantly shallower than those found in the surrounding area, and owing to their limited garden depth, limited separation to the boundaries, and overall height and width of the existing and proposed dwellings, the dwellings would appear cramped within their plots resulting in an overly intensive form of development. The proposed dwelling, by reason of its limited separation to No.8 York Road, together with its overall height and width, in context of the gradient of the road, and the height of No.8, would also appear dominant and incongruous in the street scene. The proposed development is therefore considered harmful to the character and appearance of the surrounding area including the immediate street scene, contrary to Policy DM9 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Document 2012 and Principles 6.6 and 7.4 of the Residential Design Guide 2017.
  2. The proposed development by virtue of its close siting from the flank windows of no. 8 York Road combined with its height and the reduction in useable garden space serving no.8 York Road would result in an overbearing form of development that creates unacceptable sense of enclosure for the neighbouring property. This poor spatial relationship would materially harm the outlook and amenity of no. 8 York Road. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policy DM9 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Document 2012 Principles 8.1, 8.2 and 8.4 of the Residential Design Guide 2017.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU15 4HR
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 November 2025
Consultation expiry
2 January 2026
Consultation start
5 December 2025
Consultation end
2 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
8 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
29 December 2025
Last date for comments
2 January 2026
Target decision date
22 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
71 Silver Street Burwell CAMBRIDGE CB25 0EF United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Melissa Turney
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14504164
Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Surrey Heath

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