479-481 London Road Camberley Surrey GU15 3JA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0799/E2R - Class MA Part 3 Pending

Proposal

Application for prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the change of use from commercial workshop (class E) and residental (Class C3) comprising of workshop to 5 x studio apartments and 3 x one bedroom apartments. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Oct 2026 and 14 Oct 2026, from recent prior approvals across the UK.

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Conservation area 21 m away: Royal Military Academy
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
7 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Camberley built-up area; Priority habitat 21 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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

Application type
Class MA Part 3
Postcode
GU15 3JA
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
St Michaels
Case officer
Show
Target decision
27 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Abay Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 10 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide prior approvals by day 37.

Day 1046 days to the 56-day target
90%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
14,187decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15196653
Statutory expiry
27 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Surrey Heath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#163 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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