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Planning consultants in Oxshott.

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Planning for Oxshott’s wooded plots, where replacing an older house is often the plan.

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Rebuilding in Oxshott, within the Green Belt edges.

No conservation area
And no Article 4 direction
50 cubic metres
Roof limit on a detached house
KT22
Elmbridge Borough Council

NU Projects is a design and build company in Fulham SW6, founded in 2010. We handle planning applications and appeals in Oxshott KT22, under one contract. Fees are priced per project by our own quantity surveyor, from the actual scope. Call 020 7731 6841, and a budget estimate typically follows within seven days.

Many Oxshott owners have an older house that no longer suits them. The question is whether to extend or start again.

Heritage controls are light. Elmbridge records no conservation area and no Article 4 direction here. So national householder rights apply without local trimming.

Those rights have ceilings. Roof space can grow by 50 cubic metres. A rear addition can reach 4 metres without prior approval. A whole new dwelling always needs full consent.

Green Belt land fringes many plots. Where it applies, scale is argued harder, and basements must stay fully below ground. Flood zones near watercourses are checked too.

Within the Birds Hill estate, 2015 byelaws add their own regime. A deposit, set working hours and a completion period apply. That sits alongside planning, never in place of it.

What applies to an Oxshott plot.

Council
Elmbridge Borough Council, a Surrey authority, not a London one.
Designations
No conservation area and no Article 4 direction on the council list.
Green Belt
DM18 keeps a Green Belt basement fully below ground.
Flood zones
Under the 2016 SPD, Zone 3b takes no basement. Zones 2 and 3a take no basement bedroom.
Birds Hill estate
Byelaws from 2015 cover basements, a deposit and working hours.

Source: Elmbridge Development Management Plan 2015, Policy DM18, and Flood Risk SPD 2016. Read on 12 October 2026. Policies change, so we read them again for your address.

New houses we have built.

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Fulham·New build

Fulham, four new-build houses with basements

Four new houses we built in Fulham SW6, our nearest new build. We have not yet finished one in Surrey.

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What planning costs in Oxshott.

A replacement house costs more to prepare than an extension.

Our quantity surveyor sets the fee in writing first.

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Are Oxshott homes covered by any Article 4 direction or conservation area?

No, according to Elmbridge’s published list.

Standard national householder rights therefore apply.

Should I extend or replace my Oxshott house?

We test both before you decide.

Replacement means a full application, and Green Belt status can cap the size.

How much roof space can an Oxshott house add without consent?

50 cubic metres on a detached house.

Beyond that, Elmbridge must approve it.

Do Birds Hill byelaws replace planning permission in Oxshott?

No, they apply in addition.

Expect a deposit, fixed hours and a completion deadline.

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