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Some of our systems will be unavailable

Due to a local power outage your Council Tax, Benefits account and the Planning Portal will be unavailable on Saturday 6 December. We apologise for any inconvenience. To contact us in an emergency use our out of hours details.


Decision on local government reorganisation

The Government has confirmed that Surrey will move to a two-unitary council model following its review of local government arrangements. Read our full story and future steps.

Environmental statement

This is required if we decide your project will have significant environmental effects. Our decision on the matter is called a screening opinion. 

Read more information in:

  • the Environmental Investigation Agency Regulations 2011 (Schedule 5)
  • the National Planning Policy Guidance for Environmental Impact Assessment (ID. 4 paras 001 - 051)