Burrow Hill Nurseries Thompsons Lane Chobham Woking Surrey GU24 8SX Data via plota.co.uk

26/0683/GPA - Agricultural Prior Approval Refused

Proposal

Application to determine if prior approval is required under Class A, Part 6 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) is required for the proposed extension of existing storage building and refurbishment of a second storage building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
24 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

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.
Read the government guidance ↗
National infrastructure project 670 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project
The site is 670 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
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
Inside the West End and Chobham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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

Application type
Agricultural Prior Approval
Postcode
GU24 8SX
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Windlesham & Chobham
Parish
Chobham Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Decision date
24 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Inception Planning Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 9 days faster than Surrey Heath's median of 35 for prior approvals. Refused, as 41% of prior approvals here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Surrey Heath in the last twelve months, from validation. Surrey Heath decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15119410
Planning Portal ref
PP-15119410
Neighbours
31 Jul 2026
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 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