Burr Hill Cottage Little Heath Road Chobham Woking Surrey GU24 8RJ

25/1242/FFUFull Planning ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 6 February 2026

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

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Proposal

Erection of a detached single storey ancillary outbuilding to the rear following part demolition (retaining existing flank elevation on boundary) of existing garage along with new timber fence and gates.

Received: 1 December 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 3
Council: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Ward: Windlesham & Chobham
Agent: Crane & Associates

ReceivedReceived1 Dec
ValidatedValidated12 Dec
Consult.Consultation29 Jan
TargetTarget Date6 Feb
DecidedDecided6 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Burr Hill Cottage Little Heath Road Chobham Woking Surrey GU24 8RJ. Surrey Heath has handled 560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 11 days longer than Surrey Heath's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 16 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 298 applications across Windlesham & Chobham. We hold 1,060 applications in total for the GU24 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

Insufficient evidence has been submitted to demonstrate that the demolition of the existing garage building would not result in an adverse impact on bats or their roosting features. The proposal has therefore failed to comply with the objectives of Policy CP14 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies Document 2012 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: GU24 8RJ
Application type: Full Planning Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Chobham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 December 2025
Consultation expiry: 29 January 2026
Consultation start: 8 January 2026
Consultation end: 29 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 16 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end: 13 January 2026
Last date for comments: 29 January 2026
Target decision date: 6 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Crane & Associates
Architect profile: CRANE & ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address: 1 Dawes Court High Street Esher KT10 9QD

Planning decision

Case officer: Julia Taylor
Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 2 January 2026
Advertisement expiry: 23 January 2026
Site notice start: 23 December 2025
Site notice end: 20 January 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14531896
Documents: 18

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Listed building: Grade II: Burr Hill CottageOn this site
Green belt: Surrey Heath
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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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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© 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.

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This applicationRefusedFull25/1242/FFU

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Source: Surrey Heath

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