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29 Birchwood Drive Lightwater Surrey GU18 5RX

26/0323/FFUFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 28 May 2026

Council decision: Grant3 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of a single storey rear extension, single storey side extension, first floor side extension over existing garage, part conversion of garage into habitable accommodation and new porch.

Received
14 April 2026
Public comments
1
Ward
Lightwater
Agent
NICHOLAS BUCK DESIGN Nicholas Buck Design
  1. Received14 Apr
  2. Validated14 Apr
  3. Consult.15 May
  4. Target9 Jun
  5. Decided28 May

Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 29 Birchwood Drive Lightwater Surrey GU18 5RX. Surrey Heath has handled 560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Surrey Heath's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lightwater. 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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Application details

Postcode
GU18 5RX
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Windlesham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 April 2026
Consultation expiry
15 May 2026
Consultation start
17 April 2026
Consultation end
15 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
17 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end
15 May 2026
Last date for comments
15 May 2026
Target decision date
9 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
NICHOLAS BUCK DESIGN Nicholas Buck Design
Agent address
2 Glebe Close Lightwater Surrey GU18 5SY

Planning decision

Case officer
Rowan Speed
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14855865
Documents
21

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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