Runnymede Borough Council

Adopted Documents We Assess Against

Development plan: Runnymede 2030 Local Plan (adopted 16 July 2020)

Documents are re-checked against the council's own website weekly. A detected change flags "Policy Update Available" for human review — live assessment standards are never replaced automatically.

Runnymede Borough Council standards at a glance

2 numeric standards taken from Runnymede Borough Council's own adopted documents, each shown with the paragraph it comes from. Figures differ between councils — these are this one's.

Rear extension depth

up to 3m

Runnymede work to 3 metres at the back as a guide. Their ground floor test is a 60-degree line from your neighbour's window, which is more generous than the usual 45 - but a two-storey extension is still held to 45. Runnymede Design SPD Appendix 4, Extensions

Side extension form

at least 1m

Runnymede want at least a metre between a two-storey side extension and the boundary. Runnymede Design SPD Appendix 4, Extensions

Standards are what the council normally expects, not a guarantee. A scheme outside them can still be approved on its merits, and one inside them can still be refused for another reason.

Authored Policy Library

4 local policy checks, each citation-locked to the adopted document. National policy (NPPF, national space and daylight standards) applies alongside these.

Runnymede 2030 Local Plan

• Runnymede 2030 Local Plan Policy EE1 — Design character Runnymede will judge your proposal against the character of its setting under Policy EE1 - built and landscape character both count, which matters on the borough's many semi-rural plots.
• Runnymede 2030 Local Plan (residential amenity policies) — Amenity neighbouring (provisional citation) Runnymede will look at the effect on your neighbours' light, outlook and privacy. Show the relationship to their windows on your drawings.

Runnymede Design SPD (adopted 15 July 2021)

• Runnymede Design SPD Appendix 4, Extensions — Rear extension depth Runnymede work to 3 metres at the back as a guide. Their ground floor test is a 60-degree line from your neighbour's window, which is more generous than the usual 45 - but a two-storey extension is still held to 45.
• Runnymede Design SPD Appendix 4, Extensions — Side extension form Runnymede want at least a metre between a two-storey side extension and the boundary.