Ming London Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6PG

26/0145/DEMDemolition ConsentRefused

Prior approval

Refused on 12 March 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required (under Class B, Part 11, of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)) for the demolition of the existing two storey building.

Received: 18 February 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 4
Council: Surrey Heath Borough Council
Ward: Windlesham & Chobham
Agent: D&M Planning Ltd

ReceivedReceived18 Feb
ValidatedValidated18 Feb
Consult.Consultation20 Mar
TargetTarget Date17 Mar
DecidedDecided12 Mar

Decided in 22 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Ming London Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6PG. Surrey Heath has handled 15 applications of this type. This one was decided in 22 days, 5 weeks quicker than Surrey Heath's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 298 applications across Windlesham & Chobham. We hold 194 applications in total for the GU20 postcode area.

89% of all 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 information has been submitted to demonstrate that protected species would be adequately protected and any impact to them suitably mitigated against by the demolition works. In addition, in the absence of an Environmental Management Plan, the application has failed to demonstrate that the demolition impacts on residential and environmental amenity would be adequately mitigated against. Furthermore, in the absence of a suitable restoration plan, the application fails to demonstrate that the demolition works would ensure that the site is left in a visually acceptable condition, with the demolition giving rise to a barren landscape that would harm the visual amenities of the surrounding area. The proposal therefore is contrary to condition B.2 (b)(i) under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: GU20 6PG
Application type: Demolition Consent
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Windlesham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 18 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 20 March 2026
Consultation start: 20 February 2026
Consultation end: 20 March 2026
Last date for comments: 20 March 2026
Target decision date: 17 March 2026
Permission expires: 12 March 2031

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: D&M Planning Ltd
Agent address: 1A High Street Godalming GU7 1AZ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer: Melissa Turney
Statutory period: 27 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14704037
Documents: 12

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Green belt: Surrey HeathNext to the site
Brownfield land register: Ming Restaurant Ming London Road Windlesham Surrey GU20 6PGRegister site at or near this address
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, listed buildings, 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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Source: Surrey Heath

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