3B High Street Camberley Surrey GU15 3QU

25/1236/FFUFull Planning ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 22 January 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use of ground floor retail and first floor residential to office accommodation, increase in height to provide two additional storeys and erection of four storey rear extension, alterations to the materials and fenestration

Received: 28 November 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Ward: Town
Agent: Inception Planning Limited

ReceivedReceived28 Nov
ValidatedValidated28 Nov
Consult.Consultation13 Jan
TargetTarget Date23 Jan
DecidedDecided22 Jan

Decided in 55 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 3B High Street Camberley Surrey GU15 3QU. Surrey Heath has handled 560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. There have been 5 other applications 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

It has not been demonstrated the proposed development would provide high quality office space and nor has it been demonstrated there is a need for the standard of office accommodation proposed. Furthermore, the proposal would result in the loss of a residential unit which has not been shown to be substandard and nor has it been demonstrated through the submission of marketing information there is no demand for it. The proposal therefore fails to demonstrate the net loss of housing is outweighed by the benefits arising from the proposal as required by Policy CP3 (v). In addition, none of the exceptions cited in emerging Policy H8 appear to apply. Therefore, the proposed development does not comply with the aims and objectives of the National Planning Policy Framework, Policies CP1 and CP3 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Document 2012 and Policy H8 of the emerging Local Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: GU15 3QU
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 November 2025
Consultation expiry: 21 January 2026
Consultation start: 16 December 2025
Consultation end: 13 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 14 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 21 January 2026
Last date for comments: 21 January 2026
Target decision date: 23 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent: Inception Planning Limited
Agent address: Quatro House Frimley Road Camberley GU16 7ER

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14486731
Documents: 16

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Brownfield land register: 11-13 High Street, Camberley, GU15 3RBRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
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 (21)

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 and heritage coasts.

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