Meadfields Farm Three Gates Lane Haslemere GU27 2LD Data via plota.co.uk

WA/2026/01392 - FULL APPLICATION Approved

Proposal

Change of use of loft space above garage/store to provide a short-term holiday let. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape 9 m away: Surrey Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Inside the Haslemere built-up area; Priority habitat 35 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Waverley
Application type
FULL APPLICATION
Postcode
GU27 2LD
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Haslemere East and Grayswood
Parish
Haslemere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 9 days slower than Waverley's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 80% of changes of use here are.

56%decided within 8 weeks
80%approved
59decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Waverley in the last twelve months, from validation. Waverley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Aug 2026
Waverley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#133 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Waverley ranks #144 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Waverley decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #163 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #141 of 296
66%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #144 of 296
38%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #134 of 296
70%
Minor dwellings approved
151 decided (1-9 homes)
59%
Major dwellings approved
17 decided (10+ homes)
67%
Change of use approved
21 decided
1,378
Total decisions
161 refused in the year to March 2026