Electricity Pole Willow Farm Chertsey Road Chobham Woking Surrey Data via plota.co.uk

26/0739/SCR - Screen Approved

Proposal

Request for a screening opinion under Section 37 of the The Electricity Works (Environmental Impact Assessment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2017 (as amended) for the upgrading of the existing high-voltage overhead network through the installation of a third conductor wire across five spans of overhead line, including the replacement of the pole mounted transformer, installation of the new equipment on an H-pole structure and the installation of approximately 20m of Low Voltage underground service cable. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 02:57

Application progress

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Received

13 Aug 2026

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Consultation

14 Aug 2026

✓

Approved

8 Oct 2026

Approved on 8 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents 9

Site constraints 9

Green belt: London

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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Flood zone 3, rivers and sea

High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.

The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.

Flood map ↗

Chobham conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

Council document ↗

17 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: 83-89 High Street, Grade II, about 15 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 16 Grade II

The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.

Show all 17 with distances

15 m83-89 High StreetGrade II
19 mGarden Wall to Frogpool HouseGrade II
22 mFrogpool HouseGrade II
23 mCrosse and HerbertGrade II
35 mThe White Hart InnGrade II
35 mSaddlers HaltGrade II
52 mChurch of St LawrenceGrade I
55 mK6 Telephone Kiosk to East of Chobham Garden CentreGrade II
57 mCannon Cottage Laurel CottageGrade II
61 mChobham War MemorialGrade II
64 mPenny Farthing Antiques the BakeryGrade II
90 mBridal House , Chobham Antiques and Je IngramGrade II
99 mMoore Chest Tomb 22 Yards South of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
102 mMoore Chest Tomb 20 Yards South of Church of St LawrenceGrade II
115 mTarrystone AntiquesGrade II
121 mThe Sun Public HouseGrade II
139 mChancellors Gemmas Fashions National Westminster BankGrade II

Historic England ↗

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

National infrastructure project about 1131 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Inside the West End and Chobham built-up area; Priority habitat about 39 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

Not affected

No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council: Surrey Heath
Application type: Screen
Received: 13 Aug 2026
Validated: 13 Aug 2026
Ward: Chobham
Parish: Chobham Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Oct 2026
Decision: No Objection
Decision date: 8 Oct 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 36 days slower than Surrey Heath's median of 20 for eia screening and scoping opinions. Approved, as 97% of eia screening and scoping opinions here are.

This one56d

Council20d

UK20d

87%decided within 8 weeks

97%approved

1,986decided in the last year

Plota live figures for eia screening and scoping opinions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent eia screening and scoping opinions in Surrey Heath to go on. Surrey Heath decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 14 Aug 2026
Comments by: 11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 3 Sept 2026
Env. assessment: No

Surrey Heath

Planning Authority Score

4.8/10

Below average

#163 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

Surrey Heath ranks #134 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (87%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance

Surrey Heath decision statistics

Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026

87%

Overall approval rate

Above avg (87%) #182 of 296

87%

Householder approved

Below avg (90%) #235 of 296

68%

Decided in 8 weeks

Above avg (63%) #134 of 296

34%

Extended time limit

Below avg (41%) #94 of 296

74%

Minor dwellings approved

39 decided (1-9 homes)

86%

Major dwellings approved

7 decided (10+ homes)

95%

Change of use approved

20 decided

600

Total decisions

78 refused in the year to March 2026

Electricity Pole Willow Farm Chertsey Road Chobham Woking Surrey Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 9

Decision & officer reports 1

Plans & drawings 1

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 5

Other documents 1