A dispersed village
Rather than growing around one single centre, Alfold's houses and farms are spread across the parish, with the historic core around the village store and the parish church forming just one part of a wider, loosely connected community.
On the county boundary
Alfold sits right on the Surrey and West Sussex border, giving it a rural, out-of-the-way feel compared with Cranleigh's busier village centre a few miles to the north.
Council
Alfold has its own civil parish, covered by Waverley Borough Council, the authority responsible for planning across most of the villages near Cranleigh.
Frequently asked questions
How is Alfold different from Alfold Crossways?+
Alfold is the older, more dispersed village centre with the parish church and village store, while Alfold Crossways is a separate crossroads settlement a little further north within the same parish.
Which council covers Alfold?+
Waverley Borough Council covers planning and building control for Alfold.
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.