Planning application
Land on the east side of, Alms Heath, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6NZ
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Change of use of land for the proposed creation of 6 gypsy/traveller pitches, comprising the siting of 6 mobile homes, 6 touring caravans, the erection of 6 dayrooms and the formation of a new access road to Alms Heath (part retrospective).
As published by the council, reference 25/P/01459
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/01459
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Appeal Received
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 27 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Send & Lovelace
- Parish
- Ockham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU23 6NZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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25/P/01459/APL Decided
Land on the east side of, Alms Heath, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6NZ
Online Appeal Presence for PINS Appeal 6008422. Change of use of land for the proposed creation o...
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Oct 2025
Received by Guildford
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3 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 6008422 (Appeal Started)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Mark Simmonds Planning Services Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Gainsborough
Active · incorporated 2014 · Gainsborough
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
179 documents on file for this application
- Certificate c
- Public notice
- Appellants' closing submissions
- Gbc closing submissions
- Speed survey
- Alms heath addendum statement of common ground.pdf
- Access drawing.pdf
- 6.2 - scc highways, 8th september 2026 (response to highways proof of evidence).
- 4.2 - submission document summary.pdf
- Signed unilateral undertaking
- Surrey highways - comment
- Transport proof of evidence
- Visibility splays site plan
- Site notices displayed 5-9-2026.docx
- Handwritten_2026-09-05_124547.pdf
- Thorney stables site confirmation of no available pitches.pdf
- Surrey-county-map-of-bus-routes-2022.pdf
- Morris_black_letter.pdf
- Mark simmonds master proof final.pdf
- Guildford_gba_main_report.pdf
- Guildford_gba_appendix_b_-_oc_-_ockham.pdf
- Appendix 1 sustainabilty statement submitted with planning application.pdf
- Appeal decisions 3209438 3209439 3209437.pdf
- Appeal decision 3374608.pdf
- Appeal decision 3367451 52 53 54 - fern field - cfi.pdf
- Appeal decision 3367246.pdf
- Appeal decision 3357094.pdf
- Appeal decision 3212763.pdf
- Appeal decision - 3341840 - the stables, trenders avenue, rawreth hullbridge.pdf
- Appeal decision - 3316969.pdf
- Alms heath ockham poe final issue 1.pdf
- Alms heath appeal soc addendum personal circumstances 31 july 2026.pdf
- 3350208 3356326 appeal decision henley road budbrooke dl (002).pdf
- 3349903 -dl.pdf
- 3344241 appeal decision.pdf
- 3341842 - appeal decision.pdf
- 3339751 appeal decision.pdf
- 28 july 2026 gbc email no pitches.pdf
- 27 july 2026 email no pitches_bricks and mortar.pdf
- 17 april 2026 guildford council no pitches email.pdf
- 17 april 2026 6_7 year wait for pitches guildford borough council.pdf
- Summary proof of evidence - robert collett
- Heritage proof of evidence
- Heritage summary proof of evidence
- Heritage appendices
- Appendices - proof of evidence - robert collett
- Signed statement of common ground
- Final statement of common ground
- Draft statement of common ground
- Existing site plan
- Draft unilateral undertaking
- Appellant's addendum statement of case on grey belt.
- Appendix b - assessment area oc-001
- Case management conference inspector's note
- Pins suite of suggested planning conditions
- Appeal interested party comments
- Council statement of case
- Council statement of case (appendix 1 - decision notice)
- Council statement of case (appendix 2 - enforcement notice)
- Council statement of case (appendix 3 - stop notice)
- Council statement of case (appendix 4 - court order)
- Council statement of case (appendix 5 - lpss policies)
- Council statement of case (appendix 6 - ldmp policies)
- Council statement of case (appendix 7 - lnp policies)
- Council statement of case (appendix 8 - green belt spd)
- Council statement of case (appendix 9 - tbhspa spd)
- Council statement of case (appendix 10 - spa tarrifs spd)
- Council statement of case (appendix 11 - ltp4)
- Council statement of case (appendix 12 - traveller accommodation assessment)
- Council statement of case (appendix 13 - laa app 6)
- Council statement of case (appendix 14 - monitoring report)
- Council statement of case (appendix 15 - se plan)
- Council statement of case (appendix 16 - lca)
- Council statement of case (appendix 17 - parking standards spd)
- Council statement of case (appendix 18 - ministerial statement)
- Council statement of case (appendix 19 - manual for streets)
- Council statement of case (appendix 20 - appeal godalming)
- Council statement of case (appendix 21 - appeal stoke on trent)
- Council statement of case (appendix 22 - appeal flemersham)
- Council statement of case (appendix 23 - appeal bedfordshire)
- Council statement of case (appendix 24 - appeal suffolk)
- Council statement of case (appendix 25 - appeal staffordshire)
- Council statement of case (appendix 26 - appeal cheltenham)
- Council statement of case (appendix 27 - officers report)
- Council statement of case (appendix 28 - listed building entry)
- H m jefferies - object
- Objection
- Surrey suds - comment
- Appeal questionnaire
- Draft statement of common ground
- Highways access appraisal
- Bng metric
- 6-7 year wait for pitches
- Arboricultural impact assessment and tree protection report
- Character and landscape harm
- Availability of pitches at thorney stables site
- Guildford council no pitches email
- Morris black letter
- Updated defra biodiversity metric (rev b)
- Refusal reason 3 ? unsustainable location
- Tree line retention, protection and enhancement plan
- Surrey wildlife trust response table
- Submission document summary
- Spatial coordination note
- Existing site plan - suah 012
- Visibility splay plan - suah 011
- Proposed site plan - suah 010
- Flood risk assessment and drainage strategy
- Pond / amphibian / great crested newt logic
- Preliminary ecological appraisal addendum
- Notice of appeal
- Refusal reason 5 ? highway visibility splays
- Refusal reason 1 ? green belt and very special circumstances
- Refusal reason 2 ? heritage harm
- Existing site plan - suah 003
- Drainage plan - rev b
- Drainage addendum
- Draft statement of common ground
- Appellant statement of case
- Officer report
- Decision notice
- Visibility splay
- Surrey cc highways
- Tree officer
- Surrey wildlife trust
- Amended proposed site plan
- Environment health - comment
- Surrey suds - comment
- Surrey highways - comment
- Mr vickery objection
- Ms gemma hardy - object
- West horsley parish council
- Environmental health officer
- East horsley parish council - object
- Mark quinn - object
- (superseded) surrey suds - object
- Ripley parish council - comment
- Peter bevan - object
- Anonymous objection
- Jane barnwell - object
- Ron munday - object
- Beverly saidman - object
- Gareth porter - object
- Emily hayward-stubbs - object
- Helen jefferies - object
- James lennon - object
- Nicola griffiths - object
- H s lofthouse - object
- Colin bowes - object
- Alex bowes - object
- Janet lofthouse - object
- Arabella bowes - object
- David roberts - object
- I. richards-objects
- Ockham parish council - object
- Preliminary ecological appraisal report
- Biodiversity net gain report
- Arboricultural impact assessment, method statement & tree protection
- Proposed creation and enhancement
- Drainage scheme
- Baseline tree assessment
- Tree protection plan
- Flood risk assessment & drainage
- Application form redacted
- Existing location plan
- Proposed day room plans and elevations
- Proposed static caravan plans and elevations
- Proposed tourer plans and elevations
- Statutory biodiversity metric
- Sustainability and climate change statement
- Road detail
- Existing baseline landscape plan
- Biodiversity & ecology landscape plan
- Design & access statement
- Fra & drainage statement
- Heritage statement
- Existing site plan
- Superseded proposed site plan
- Proposed site plan
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