We help Surrey homeowners, investors, landlords, and developers secure planning permission fast, with expert drawings, planning strategy, and a proven planning team. Whether you are proposing an extension, loft conversion, garage conversion, new build, HMO, change of use, or commercial project, our planning consultants deliver a complete service from concept to approval.
Surrey has long been shaped by its proximity to London, Green Belt designations and high-value commuter land.
In the London & South East region (which includes Surrey), major residential planning applications were refused at the highest rate: for example, in the Mole Valley district of Surrey 77% of major housing applications were refused in 2023 — the highest refusal rate in the UK.
Across England in the year to June 2025, local planning authorities granted 266,400 decisions (down 5% YoY), representing about 87% of all decisions made.
According to the Planning Advisory Service review of Surrey County Council’s planning and regulatory committee (June 2023), Surrey is actively measuring its performance, with implications for speed and quality of decision-making.
The high refusal rate for major developments in some Surrey districts (e.g., Mole Valley) indicates the importance of robust, policy-smart applications.
With ~87% of national decisions granted, smaller residential/householder projects in Surrey still have a strong chance of approval — provided they are well designed and compliant.
Your use of an expert planning team (like Homz) which understands these statistics gives your clients a compelling advantage.
Our Town Planners are here to provide you with Pre-Planning Advice on whether you need planning permission or not. Feel free to Contact Us with your enquiries and our expert team will get in touch with a FREE No Obligation Chat regarding your project.
We’re ready to help you. Our expert is here, just send a message.
Our town planners will review your project, examine the relevant planning policies, and analyse the relevant planning history to provide you with Pre-Planning Advice. We provide realistic advice on chances of success and mitigation strategies. We assess whether your project is viable under Surrey’s planning policies, including:
Reigate & Banstead Development Plan
Elmbridge Local Plan
Guildford Local Plan
Woking Core Strategy
Mole Valley Local Plan
Tandridge Local Plan
Spelthorne Core Strategy
Surrey County Council highways guidance
We prepare a comprehensive application that includes relevant forms, supporting documents, and plans, ensuring compliance with local planning authority guidelines. Our dedicated architectural team will provide you with drawings and supporting statements. We prepare all drawings required for planning permission:
Existing & proposed floor plans
Elevations & sections
Site & location plans
Roof plans
Proposed materials
All drawings follow Surrey council standards for validation.
Our Town Planning Consultants at Homz have full knowledge of the ever-changing local planning authority policies that any project will be subject to. So, their help could be indispensable — especially if your project is in a designated area which carries restrictions such as a Conservation Area, Article 4 Direction, Listed Building or AONB. Get in touch with us today and we can help.
We handle the full process:
Preparing forms
Submitting to Surrey LPA
Managing all communication
Responding to planning officer queries
Advising on conditions
We take 100% of the stress off your hands.
Surrey councils often request supporting documentation. We prepare:
Design & Access Statements
Planning Statements
Daylight & Sunlight Reports (BRE)
Noise / Air Quality
Waste Management Plans
Our reports are trusted and used widely across Surrey councils.
We’re working all over the UK with local planning consultants. With thousands of projects submitted throughout the UK; Homz are a nationwide planning and design consultancy.
We clarify what you can build without full planning, including:
Rear extensions
Loft conversions (dormers, hip-to-gable, L-shapes)
Garage conversions
Outbuildings
Porches
Side extensions
We also secure Lawful Development Certificates to legalise your PD works.
We specialise in:
C3 to C4 small HMO
C3/C4 to Sui Generis HMO (Large HMO)
Commercial to residential
Retail to Sui Generis
Office to residential
Mixed-use developments
Takeaways, cafés & restaurants
We check Surrey’s Article 4 areas and ensure compliance.
We work with every Surrey council, including:
Guildford Borough Council
Guildford, Ash, Shalford, Burpham, Wisley
Woking Borough Council
Woking, West Byfleet, Hook Heath
Epsom & Ewell Borough Council
Epsom, Ewell, Stoneleigh
Elmbridge Borough Council
Esher, Walton-on-Thames, Weybridge, Cobham
Reigate & Banstead Borough Council
Redhill, Reigate, Banstead, Horley
Mole Valley District Council
Leatherhead, Dorking, Fetcham, Ashtead
Tandridge District Council
Oxted, Caterham, Warlingham
Spelthorne Borough Council
Staines, Ashford, Sunbury, Shepperton
Runnymede Borough Council
Egham, Addlestone, Chertsey, Virginia Water
House Extensions
Single-storey, double-storey, wraparound, side, rear, glazed additions.
Loft Conversions
Dormers, hip-to-gable, mansard, L-shapes.
Garage Conversions
Cost-effective way to add living space.
New Builds & Backland Developments
Feasibility + full planning + design strategy.
Commercial Planning
Restaurants, beauty salons, takeaways, gyms, shops, clinics & more.
Retrospective Planning Applications
If you’ve received a warning or enforcement, we can help resolve it.
This option is perfect for homeowners seeking clear and reliable planning advice. Whether you want to extend, convert or consider improving your property, it’s important to know the planning feasibility. During the 30-minute call, our planning expert can help you make the right decision with your project with ease.
After the call, you will receive your own personalised Planning Checklist Report that summarises the advice and next steps.
This service is aimed at small and large businesses, commercial projects, HMO investors or property developers. It’s ideal if you’re considering a change of use, starting a new development or expanding an existing site. A 30‑minute call with a planning officer can help you make the right decision with your project with ease.
After the call, you will receive your own personalised Planning Checklist Report that summarises the advice and next steps.
