Runnymede Planning Objection: Deadline & Contact

Where to send your comments on a Runnymede planning application, how long you have, and what counts as a valid objection.

At a glance

Time to comment
At least 21 days from the neighbour letter or site notice (14 from a newspaper or website notice, 30 with an Environmental Statement). Your letter, the site notice or the portal gives the exact date.
How to submit
Online, via Runnymede’s planning portal, quoting the application reference.
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Council directory last updated October 2026.

Runnymede planning department contact

Runnymede Borough Council is a local planning authority in England. Its planning applications are published at planning.runnymede.gov.uk.

How to submit this

Published contact, from our council directory

Find the application on planning.runnymede.gov.uk and comment there.

If you can’t comment online, Runnymede also lists planning@runnymede.gov.uk.

Runnymede planning objection deadline

In England the statutory minimum is 21 days from when a site notice is first displayed or a neighbour notice is served, 14 days from a newspaper or website notice, and 30 days where the application comes with an Environmental Statement. (Development Management Procedure (England) Order 2015, articles 15 and 33). That’s a minimum: Runnymede can allow longer.

Getting the Runnymede application details

Runnymede’s planning website can’t be read automatically, so you’ll download the application form, plans and any design statement from Runnymede’s planning website and upload them. Photos of the notification letter or site notice work too.

Runnymede planning decisions in numbers

In the 12 months to June 2026, Runnymede decided 600 planning applications and granted 84%.

Applications decided
600
Granted
84%
Householder applications granted
88%
Decided on time
97%

Runnymede decided 361 householder applications (extensions and other changes to a single house) in the same period and granted 88%. Overall, 97% of applications were decided within the statutory time limit or an agreed extension.

How Runnymede compares

Runnymede granted 84% of applications, below the England figure of 87%. For householder applications it granted 88%, below the England figure of 90%. 97% of applications were decided within the statutory time limit or an agreed extension, above the England figure of 90% - joint 39th of 310 on this measure. See how every England council ranks in our council planning league table.

These figures describe Runnymede’s past decisions overall, not how any one application will go.

Source: MHCLG live tables on planning application statistics (table PS2), 12 months to June 2026, published 24 September 2026. Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0. England figures: all English planning authorities.

What counts as a valid objection

Runnymede’s case officers can only weigh material planning considerations, not personal preferences. Our guide to objecting to a planning application explains what counts. These guides cover the grounds that come up most often:

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Frequently asked questions

How do I submit a planning objection to Runnymede?
Runnymede Borough Council planning objections can be sent via the council's online comment form, quoting the application reference with your full name and address.
What's the deadline to object to a Runnymede planning application?
At least 21 days from the neighbour letter or site notice (14 from a newspaper or website notice, 30 with an Environmental Statement); the date on your notification letter, the site notice or Runnymede's planning portal is the one that applies.

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