Planning

Director of Planning, Bob Evans, seeks to ensure that the environment is protected from inappropriate and unneighbourly developments and that Tandridge is a safe and desirable place to live and work.

The main services provided are:

• Planning - officers set out planning guidelines which ensure the heritage and character of the District are conserved. The Policy and Trees section is responsible for drawing up the guidelines that are set out in the Tandridge District Local Plan. Decisions on planning applications are made by the Development Control section, after extensive consultation with parish councils residents and interested parties. Public speaking is allowed at committee meetings where the more major and contentious applications are determined. The Enforcement section deals with breaches of planning control.
• Building Control - this team is involved in ensuring proposed buildings are designed to be safe. As well as approving the constructional details of new buildings, officers carry out on-site inspections of building work to make sure it is being carried out in accordance with the Building Regulations. New buildings must be both structurally sound and provide a suitable means of escape in case of fire.The section also has responsibility for dealing with dangerous structures.