A village relocated by its landowner
In 1842 the landowner Henry Drummond shifted Albury roughly half a mile west of its medieval location, building a new parish church of St Peter and St Paul in red brick while the older Saxon-founded church was retained within the grounds of Albury Park. Albury Park's grounds are Grade I listed and were laid out in part to designs associated with the diarist John Evelyn.
On the Tillingbourne, below the Greensand Ridge
The River Tillingbourne runs through the heart of the village, and the wooded Greensand Ridge forms the northern edge of the parish, placing Albury firmly within the Surrey Hills National Landscape. A designated Albury Conservation Area covers the historic core around the two churches.
Council
Guildford Borough Council handles planning and building control at Albury, a different authority from Waverley Borough Council, which covers Cranleigh a short distance to the south.
Frequently asked questions
Why does Albury have two churches?+
The older, Saxon-founded church stands within Albury Park, close to where the original village stood before landowner Henry Drummond moved the settlement roughly half a mile west in 1842 and built a new parish church there.
Which council covers Albury?+
Guildford Borough Council, a separate authority from the Waverley Borough Council area that covers Cranleigh.
Nearby areas
Services
Useful local links
- Waverley Borough Council – Do I need planning permission? — The planning authority covering Cranleigh and most of the surrounding villages, including Ewhurst, Alfold, Dunsfold, Bramley and Wonersh.
- Guildford Borough Council – Do I need planning permission? — The planning authority covering Guildford, Shere, Peaslake and Chilworth, a separate borough from Waverley.
- Mole Valley District Council – Do I need Planning Permission? — The planning authority covering Ockley, Walliswood, Okewood Hill and part of Holmbury St Mary, a separate district from Waverley.
- GOV.UK – Planning permission: when you need it — Government guidance on when planning permission is required in England and Wales.
- GOV.UK – Party Wall etc. Act 1996 guidance — Government guidance on notifying neighbours and resolving disputes over shared or boundary walls, relevant to attached garage conversions.
- Planning Portal – Garage conversion — National guidance on when planning permission is needed for a garage conversion in England.
- Planning Portal – Outbuildings — National guidance on permitted development rules for garden buildings and outbuildings, including height and coverage limits.
- Surrey Hills National Landscape — The designated landscape covering many of the villages around Cranleigh, including Ewhurst, Peaslake, Hascombe and Shere.