25 Castle Road Camberley Surrey GU15 2DS
Refused on 29 June 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
Proposal
Erection of detached outbuilding and carport, alterations to the boundary treatment including gate, walls, metal fencing and acoustic fencing, extension of driveway and associated hard landscaping.
- Received
- 23 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 3
- Council
- Surrey Heath Borough Council
- Ward
- St Pauls
- Agent
- Aspire Architecture & Surveying Ltd
- ReceivedReceived23 Apr
- ValidatedValidated6 May
- Consult.Consultation4 Jun
- TargetTarget Date1 Jul
- DecidedDecided29 Jun
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 25 Castle Road Camberley Surrey GU15 2DS. 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. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 104 applications across St Pauls. 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
- The proposed boundary treatment by reason of the height, length and solid form of the brick wall, gate and associated pillars would result in a visually prominent and hard form of boundary treatment that would be incongruous within the street scene of Castle Road. The development would harmfully impact on the prevailing pattern of open, landscaped and permeable frontages, introducing a harder and more urban form of development that fails to respect the established soft, green and semi-rural character of the Wooded Hills Character Area. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy DM9 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012, Policy DH1 of the Emerging Local Plan 2019-2038, the guidance set out in the Residential Design Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2017, and Guiding Principle WH3 and WH4 of the Western Urban Area Character Supplementary Planning Document 2012.
- The proposed development, in particular the siting of the outbuilding, would result in a significant incursion into the root protection area of a mature, high-quality Category A tree protected by a Tree Preservation Order. Insufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that the development could be undertaken without causing harm to the tree's root system, and there is a high likelihood that the proposal would result in damage to, or loss of this important tree, to the detriment of the character and visual amenity of the area. Furthermore, inadequate detail has been provided in relation to the construction of the extended hardstanding in proximity to protected trees. The proposal therefore fails to demonstrate that important trees would be safeguarded and is contrary to Policy DM9 of the Core Strategy and Development Management Policies 2012 and Policies DH1 and DH5 of the Emerging Local Plan 2019-2038.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- GU15 2DS
- Application type
- Full Planning Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 6 May 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 4 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 7 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 4 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 7 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 4 June 2026
- Last date for comments
- 4 June 2026
- Target decision date
- 1 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Aspire Architecture & Surveying Ltd
- Architect profile
- ASPIRE ARCHITECTURE & SURVEYING LTD
- Agent address
- Office 3, Richmond House Forsyth Road Sheerwater Woking GU21 5SB
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Rowan Speed
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-14876112
- Documents
- 19
Site constraints
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.
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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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