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Have your say on the future of local councils in Surrey

Take part in a landmark Government consultation on proposals to replace Surrey's current councils with up to three larger authorities. We support a three unitary approach - Find out more and read our consultation question guide.

Join us at an online or in-person event where you find out more about Local Government Organisation, ask questions and find out how to have your say. 


Weather warning

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for heavy rain and thunderstorms from Friday 18 July and an amber weather warning on Saturday 19 July. Read our advice during severe weather for more information.  


Essential maintenance to our planning services

There will be disruption to our planning services from Thursday 17 July to Saturday 19 July. This is whilst we carry out some essential maintenance. You will not be able to search or comment on a planning application during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience. 

Get licensing advice

What we offer

We offer three application advice services to help you with your licensing application before you submit it. 

These are pre-submission services. The aim is to help you to fix any problems which may come up during the application process. It makes sure the application has all the information and conditions the council would expect to be in place. The advice we give is for guidance only. Using this service does not guarantee an application will be granted.

You can get pre-application licensing advice for: