Land north of Murray Road and Spinney Hill Ottershaw Northern Application Site Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Hybrid planning application comprising: (a) full planning application for the change of use of undeveloped land not in agricultural use to Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG); provision of pedestrian and cycle routes; a children's play area; two playing pitches; an ancillary car park; pedestrian and vehicular access from Guildford Road; and (b) Outline planning application for an ancillary sports pavilion (Use Class F2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 18 Dec 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Comments are open until 14 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 6

Public footpath 11 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats -NEX
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 1545 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project; Green belt 3 m away: London; Priority habitat 13 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 15 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

Council
Runnymede
Received
around 14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
51%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
143,608decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Runnymede to go on. Runnymede decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Nov 2026
Runnymede
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#140 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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