Land north of Sandhills Lane Virginia Water Data via plota.co.uk

RU.26/1015 Decided

Proposal

EIA Screening Request pursuant to Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations 2017 (as amended), for residential development of the site Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Decided
18 Aug 2026

Decided on 18 Aug 2026 · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

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
Local nature reserve 407 m away: Riverside Walk, Virginia Water; Inside the Virginia Water built-up area; Green belt 59 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Runnymede
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Case officer
Show
Decision date
18 Aug 2026
Runnymede
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#140 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Runnymede ranks #108 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Runnymede decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #242 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #208 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #108 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #113 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
55%
Change of use approved
11 decided
661
Total decisions
110 refused in the year to March 2026