Runnymede planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Runnymede Borough Council, updated daily. Runnymede Borough Council received 310 planning applications in the last 90 days, 11 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Runnymede
See all →Majors and higher-value work first, tree works, condition discharges and adverts last.
Land at Oak Tree Nurseries Stroude Road Virginia Water Stroude
84-home residential redevelopment with demolition, full application, Virginia Water. Demolishes existing nursery structures and erects 84 homes with access, parking and drainage. Demolition, groundworks and drainage packages open first, with brickwork and roofing following at volume.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land at Whitehall Farm,Stroude Road,Egham, Surrey, TW20 9UZ
38ha sand and gravel extraction scheme with processing plant, Egham, consultation stage. Surrey-determined sand and gravel working at Whitehall Farm with new Stroude Road access and inert-fill restoration. Earthmoving, processing plant steelwork and access surfacing suit groundworks and steel…
GroundworksSteelDrainage
Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), New Haw: including the main site along Woodham Lane, Grange, Halls in Row Town, Coombelands in Addlestone and wider land holdings (Main address; Woodham Lane, Addlestone, Surrey, KT15 3NB)
Flood defence bunds and road realignment scheme, Addlestone, reserved matters stage. Reserved matters for layout, scale, appearance and landscaping under outline RU.24/0277, with drainage and ecology conditions discharged alongside. Earthworks, bund fill and road realignment drainage suit…
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
Land to the North of Sandhills Lane Virginia Water
Residential redevelopment with demolition, Virginia Water, full application. Clears existing buildings to build new homes with access, parking and drainage, unit count not stated. Demolition, groundworks and drainage packages open first, with frame and roofing following in a high-value market.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land South of Trumps Green Road Virginia Water
Outline residential scheme, Virginia Water, principle and access only. Outline consent for an unspecified number of homes with landscaping, drainage features and amenity spaces on land south of Trumps Green Road. Groundworks, drainage and hard landscaping packages are the early entry points, with…
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
2 Kitsmead Lane Longcross Surrey KT16 0EF
Detached new-build house with demolition, Longcross, Surrey. Two-storey dwelling with a relocated Kitsmead Lane access, at full application stage, after clearing a home office and outbuildings. Demolition, groundworks and drainage open first, then brickwork and roofing for local subcontractors.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Camelot Bourneside Virginia Water Surrey GU25 4LZ
Single replacement dwelling with basement, Virginia Water, at full application stage. Demolishes an existing house and outbuilding, then builds one new home with excavated lower-ground level. Basement excavation, structural concrete, high-spec M&E, glazing and roofing packages suit local…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
18.23 18-23 Victoria Street Englefield Green TW20 0QY
Section 73A variation for eight-flat conversion, Englefield Green. Amends approved plans to enlarge Plot 2 into a two-bed flat and alter rear and side fenestration, at amendment stage. Extension brickwork, new glazing, kitchen and bathroom fit-out, and drainage reconnections are the packages in…
BrickworkGlazingFit-out
Holly Tree Cottage Lyne Lane Chertsey Surrey KT16 0AW
Single detached replacement dwelling, Chertsey, full application stage. Demolishes the existing house and outbuildings, then builds one new home on the Lyne Lane plot. Demolition, groundworks and drainage open the job, with brickwork, roofing and M&E packages to follow at a higher-value local…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Scotland Bridge Road Footbridge
Footbridge replacement and widening scheme, Runnymede, at full application stage. Replaces a 1.7m path footbridge with a 3m-wide structure, with two oak trees removed to accommodate new foundations. Demolition, foundation groundworks, steel fabrication and surfacing packages are open to specialist…
DemolitionGroundworksSteel
Ashleigh Bungalow Bakeham Lane Englefield Green Surrey TW20 9TT
Single-storey replacement dwelling in Englefield Green, Runnymede, following demolition of an existing bungalow and store. Full replacement build with groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages for local trades. Demolition of the old house and store opens the site, then foundations and new-build…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
38 Stephen Close Egham Surrey TW20 8DR
Two-storey side and rear extensions with roof enlargement, Egham. Adds a two-storey side extension, rear extensions, hip-to-gable enlargement and rear dormer to a house at full application stage. Brickwork, roof carpentry, steel openings and joinery lead the package, with glazing and insulation for…
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
Glenfield Hurst Lane Egham Surrey TW20 8QJ
Care home conversion from a dwellinghouse, Egham. Converts an existing house into C2 residential care accommodation at full application stage. Fit-out, fire compartmentation and M&E upgrades to meet care standards are the packages for specialist fit-out contractors.
Fit-outM&E
Herrenalb 10 Mount Lee Egham Surrey TW20 9PD
Bungalow-to-house remodel with double garage, Egham, full application. Strips the bungalow roof to add a first floor, rooflights, covered terrace and green-roofed garage. Roofing, steel, glazing and garage groundworks suit local subcontractors.
RoofingSteelBrickwork
1 & 2 St Annes Cottages Windsor Road Egham TW20 0AE
Two-cottage demolition prior approval, Egham. Prior approval to demolish 1 and 2 St Annes Cottages and a sectional concrete garage on Windsor Road. Strip-out, asbestos removal and skip hire packages are the entry point, with groundworks following any replacement build.
Demolition
Planning appeals in Runnymede Borough Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Runnymede Borough Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Runnymede Borough Council, raw rate
20.6%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.4%
national rates applied to this caseload
8.8 percentage points below expected. Runnymede Borough Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
314 appeals counted, 296 judged either way (61 allowed, 235 dismissed), 18 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 19.9% | 28.8% | 165 | 161 | 32 |
| Householder (HAS) | 21.1% | 35.6% | 77 | 76 | 16 |
| Enforcement Notice | 11.1% | 13.5% | 36 | 27 | 3 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 11.1% | 36.9% | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 33.3% | 36% | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 0% | 20.6% | 6 | 6 | 0 |
5 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | Too few judged | 25% | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Runnymede Borough Council
Developer contributions at Runnymede Borough Council
Developers pay into planning obligations and the Community Infrastructure Levy at Runnymede Borough Council, each sum tied to a purpose in the agreement.
Available is the register's own figure: money banked against a purpose in a signed agreement and not yet paid out. Councils differ on whether it excludes earmarked sums. It covers CIL only: Runnymede Borough Council's Section 106 register does not report an Available figure.
| Purpose | Collected | Available |
|---|---|---|
| CIL (unallocated receipts) | £15,635,304 | £3,748,638 |
| Monitoring and administration | £1,085,342 | £451,327 |
| Biodiversity and ecology | £6,564,126 | not reported |
| Affordable housing | £2,574,439 | not reported |
| Highways and transport | £1,516,646 | not reported |
| Community facilities | £606,859 | not reported |
| Open space and play | £372,522 | not reported |
| Community safety | £306,948 | not reported |
| Education | £78,752 | not reported |
| Public realm and heritage | £5,000 | not reported |
| Carbon and energy | £2,000 | not reported |
| Other local categories | £1,674,511 | not reported |
Source: Runnymede Borough Council's Community Infrastructure Levy register and Runnymede Borough Council's Section 106 register, read on 27 October 2026. Figures are the whole of each register as published on that date, not a recent period. Purposes are grouped from the council's own wording.
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