The Little School, Loxwood Road, Alfold, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8HP
Proposal
Erection of 2 two storey buildings including canopies for educational use: alterations to existing school including demolition of outbuilding; installation of a multi-use games area (muga) and play area and associated works; improvements to site access including closure of the northern access and car parking.
- Received
- 16 September 2022
- Decided
- 28 August 2024 · Granted
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Waverley Borough Council
- Ward
- Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green
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- ReceivedSubmitted16 Sep
- ValidatedValidated4 Oct
- Consult.Consultation7 Nov
- TargetTarget Date29 Aug
- DecidedDecided28 Aug
Decided in 694 days (council typically 56)
This is a full planning application for demolition at The Little School, Loxwood Road, Alfold, Cranleigh, Surrey, GU6 8HP. Waverley has handled 2,756 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 66 days. This one was decided in 712 days, 92 weeks longer than Waverley's median. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Alfold, Cranleigh Rural and Ellens Green. We hold 1,141 applications in total for the GU6 postcode area.
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Associated applications
- 202623 Jul
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 to confirm that planning permission wa/2022/02568
ApprovedCERT LAWFULNESS S192 - PROPOSEDRelatedWA/2026/01357 - 202216 Sep
Erection of 2 two storey buildings including canopies for educational use: alterations to existing school…
This applicationApprovedFullWA/2022/02568
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202217 Nov
Erection of 5 single storey temporary classrooms.
ApprovedFULL APPLICATIONWA/2022/02932 - 20161 Nov
Erection of two-storey rear extension and detached single-storey nurture unit with single-storey temporary…
ApprovedFull ApplicationWA/2016/2168 - 201620 May
Erection of two storey rear extension to provide new main entrance classrooms and ancillary areas; erection…
WithdrawnFull ApplicationWA/2016/1341 - 201615 Mar
Erection of 5 classroom units for a temporary period (as amplified by email received 24/05/2016).
ApprovedFull ApplicationWA/2016/0613
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: AlfoldPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.
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