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Runtley Wood Farm Runtley Wood Lane Sutton Green Guildford Surrey

PLAN/2026/0220Prior Approval - AgriculturalRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 9 April 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval - Refused1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

Prior Approval under Part 6 Class A of the Town and County Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the erection of two agricultural barns to replace the existing.

Received
16 March 2026
Ward
Heathlands
Agent
Bell Cornwell LLP
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target13 Apr
  5. Decided9 Apr

Decided in 24 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at Runtley Wood Farm Runtley Wood Lane Sutton Green Guildford Surrey. Woking has handled 317 applications of this type. This one was decided in 24 days, 5 weeks quicker than Woking's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 172 applications across Heathlands.

74% of outline applications at Woking 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

  1. The application contains insufficient information to demonstrate that the unit at Runtley Wood Farm is in agricultural use for the purpose of a trade or business or that the proposed buildings would be reasonably necessary for the purpose of agriculture. The proposal does not comply with the requirements of Class A, Part 6, Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order (2015) (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Application type
Prior Approval - Agricultural
Scale / size
Small
Parish
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Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Target decision date
13 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Bell Cornwell LLP
Agent address
Unit 2 Meridian Office Park Osborn Way Hook RG27 9HY

Planning decision

Case officer
Mr Thomas Seccombe
Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
12
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Green belt: Woking

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 (21)

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, 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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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.

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