Land to North of Watersmeet Vann Lane Hambledon Godalming GU8 4DY Data via plota.co.uk

WA/2026/00211 - FULL APPLICATION Refused
AgriculturalChange of useCommercial & major works

Proposal

Change of use of land from agriculture to equestrian use and erection of a stable block with associated hay store tack room machine store and washrooms using existing access from vann lane. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Feb 2026
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Refused
25 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 25 Mar 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice - WA_2026_00211 - Decision Notice (E1 Final).pdf Document · 25 Mar 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

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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Surrey Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Public footpath 22 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Heathland Connections; Inside the Hambledon (Waverley) built-up area; Priority habitat 48 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
GU8 4DY
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
4 Feb 2026
Ward
Witley and Hambledon
Parish
Hambledon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Apr 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
25 Mar 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 7 days faster than Waverley's median of 56 for agricultural works. Refused, as 21% of agricultural works here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
30decided in the last year

Plota live figures for agricultural works decided by Waverley in the last twelve months, from validation. Waverley decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

21 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
The Spinney, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for the erection of 2 rear extensions.
WA/2026/00041
2025 Refused
The Spinney, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for the erection of 2 rear extensions.
WA/2026/00041
2025 Refused
The Spinney, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for the erection of 2 rear extensions.
WA/2025/02263
2025 Refused
The Spinney, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for the erection of 2 rear extensions.
WA/2025/02263
2025
The Spinney, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for the erection of an outbuilding and constr…
WA/2025/02187
2025
The Spinney, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for the erection of an outbuilding and constr…
WA/2025/02187
2025 Refused
The Spinney, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for alterations to existing stable buildings…
WA/2025/00802
2025 Refused
The Spinney, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for alterations to existing stable buildings…
WA/2025/00802
2023 Approved
White Warren, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 191 for existing building works; a material opera…
WA/2023/02066
2023 Approved
White Warren, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 191 for existing building works; a material opera…
WA/2023/02066
2022 Withdrawn
Hambledon Park, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Application under section 73 to remove condition 3 of wa/2007/0188 (permission under appe…
WA/2022/03076
2022 Withdrawn
Hambledon Park, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Application under section 73 to remove condition 3 of wa/2007/0188 (permission under appe…
WA/2022/03075
2022 Withdrawn
Hambledon Park, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Application under section 73 to remove condition 3 of wa/2007/0188 (permission under appe…
WA/2022/03076
2022 Withdrawn
Hambledon Park, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Application under section 73 to remove condition 3 of wa/2007/0188 (permission under appe…
WA/2022/03075
2020 Approved
White Warren, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Erection of store building; replacement stable block following demolition of four outbuil…
WA/2020/0921
2020 Approved
White Warren, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Erection of store building; replacement stable block following demolition of four outbuil…
WA/2020/0921
2020 Approved
Hambledon Park, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Amendment to wa/2007/0188 as per covering letter provided by applicant.
NMA/2020/0038
2020 Approved
Hambledon Park, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Amendment to wa/2007/0188 as per covering letter provided by applicant.
NMA/2020/0038
2018 Refused
Hambledon Park, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Erection of gates and piers.
WA/2018/1105
2016 Approved
White Warren, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Erection of extensions and alterations.
WA/2016/0257
2016 Approved
White Warren, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Certificate of lawfulness under section 191 that the development specified in wa/2014/230…
WA/2016/0211
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings