Heathpark Wood Heathpark Drive Windlesham Surrey Data via plota.co.uk

26/0276/PMR - Relaxation/Modification Awaiting decision

Proposal

Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to delete the cycling improvement requirements of COndition 31 of outline plannning permission (relating to outline planning permission for the erection up to 140 dwellings and community facilities, with associated landscaping, open space, car parking and access from Woodlands Lane, and use of land to provide publicly accessible recreation space (SANG) - details of access only to be agreed) and replace with speed reduction and traffic calming measures to encourage cycling between the access to the site on Woodlands Lane and Updown Hill within a revised timescale and agree the details of pedestrian improvements on the footway of Woodlands Lane between the application site and Updown Hill Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Mar 2026
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Validated
29 Apr 2026
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Consultation
6 May 2026
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Committee
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 25 Sept 2026. The consultation period closed on 5 Jun 2026.

Planning committee

Deferred by Surrey Heath Planning Applications Committee on 17 Sept 2026.

Deferred

  • Officers advised approval because the existing footway cannot safely provide a cycleway and the alternative scheme would support cycling.
  • People raised concerns about delay, road safety, traffic calming, wider village impacts and consultation.
  • The committee voted to defer the application for further consideration of its proposed conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed highway changes, the officers’ assessment, public views and the committee’s decision to defer.

Source: Plota analysis of Surrey Heath's committee minutes of 17 Sept 2026.

Documents 26

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

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.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · 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
Relaxation/Modification
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Windlesham & Chobham
Parish
Windlesham Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show

Public comments

14comments received
10 objecting2 neutral2 supporting

71% object · below the UK average of 75%

145 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14791120
Neighbours
2 Sept 2026
Consultation
6 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
15 May 2026
Committee
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Surrey Heath
Planning Authority Score
4.8/10
Below average
#163 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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