Planning drawings in Tandridge, £895 fixed

What is the householder approval rate in Tandridge?

Tandridge District Council granted 381 of 424 householder decisions (89.9%) from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, counting householder planning applications and larger home extension prior approvals together. Across London the same measure was 85.8% (20,556 of 23,967). Source: MHCLG live table PS2, district planning application statistics, 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026. See the other Surrey councils on the Surrey planning page.

What does Tandridge District Council need to validate an application?

• A completed Biodiversity Checklist with every application, and a biodiversity survey within 2km of a Site of Special Scientific Interest or ancient woodland, within 0.5km of waterways or ponds where habitats are affected, or where the checklist calls for one (checklist revised 1 September 2025). (source)
• In the Metropolitan Green Belt, the existing, original and proposed footprint and floorspace of the building, and its volume, for any proposal that adds floorspace. (source)
• A BS 5837 tree survey, impact assessment and protection plan wherever there are trees or hedges on the site or the site next door, covering trees within 15m of the boundary. (source)
• Every drawing needs a unique number, title, the site address and a scale bar; "Do not scale", "Not to scale" or similar wording is not accepted. Site photographs are required. (source)
• A CIL additional information form and assumption of liability form with every application, and a statement on how surface water will be controlled on site. (source)
• The completed checklist itself must be submitted with every application. (source)

Article 4 directions in Tandridge

An Article 4 direction removes permitted development rights, so work that needs no application elsewhere needs one here. Check yours with the permitted development checker.

• Farmland and plots across the district. The national planning data register holds 50 Article 4 direction records for Tandridge (some duplicated), mostly for named fields, farms and plots (Godstone, Woldingham, Outwood, Newchapel, Limpsfield) rather than streets of houses; the rights removed are set out in each direction. (source)
• Conservation areas. The council notes that in its conservation areas permission is needed for work such as roof dormers and certain cladding, and outbuilding rules differ; check the planning history, as permitted development rights may have been removed. (source)

Tandridge has 19 conservation areas, from Bletchingley and Godstone to Limpsfield Village, Lingfield, Old Oxted and Kenley Aerodrome. (source)

How long does a planning decision take in Tandridge?

Eight weeks is the statutory period for a householder application. Of the 221 householder planning applications Tandridge decided from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026, excluding prior approvals, 206 (93.2%) were decided within eight weeks.

• If an application is invalid the council allows 28 days to supply what is missing; otherwise it is withdrawn and 25% of the planning fee is kept. (source)
• From 1 April 2026, letter-only householder pre-application advice costs £149 for existing residents and £315.50 for prospective residents, including VAT. (source)

Design guidance: Harestone Valley Design Guidance and Woldingham Design Guidance. Named in the council's householder checklist for landscaping and character in those areas, alongside the Trees and Soft Landscaping SPD (2017).

Other local costs and documents in Tandridge

• The council charges the Community Infrastructure Levy on residential development at a base rate of £120 per square metre for permissions from 1 December 2014, rising each year. (source)
• Most applications are decided by officers; householder appeals must be made within 12 weeks of the decision. (source)

Planning and building regulations drawings in Tandridge

The same published prices apply in Tandridge as everywhere we work.

• get your planning drawings prepared: £895, survey to submission, with the council fee paid separately.
• prepare your building regulations package: £795, drawn to the Approved Documents once planning is settled.
• loft conversion drawings and approvals: volume limits, dormers and the building regulations a loft conversion triggers.

Where your work is permitted development, a certificate of lawfulness starts at £950. Not sure which applies? Read do I need planning permission? first.

Neighbouring councils

Tandridge shares a boundary with four council areas where we publish the same council data. Each has its own approval rate, validation checklist and Article 4 areas, so check which council your address falls under before relying on any one page.

Council facts checked 14 October 2026.