Footpath Adjacent 13 East Street Farnham GU9 7RX Data via plota.co.uk

WA/2026/00609 - ADVERTISEMENT ILLUMINATED Refused

Proposal

Advertisement consent to display internally illuminated panels on either side of bt street hub unit. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Apr 2026
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Refused
5 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Jun 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 251 m away: Farnham Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Conservation area 10 m away: Farnham
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
4 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 8, East Street, Grade II, 45 m away · 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 4 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Farnham built-up area; Air quality management area 5 m away: Waverley AQMA No.1 - Farnham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
ADVERTISEMENT ILLUMINATED
Postcode
GU9 7RX
Received
13 Apr 2026
Validated
13 Apr 2026
Ward
Farnham Castle
Parish
Farnham
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jun 2026
Decision
CONSENT REFUSED
Decision date
5 Jun 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 53 days from validation, about the council's usual 53 days. Refused, as 5% of advertisement consent here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
21decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 May 2026
Waverley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#133 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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