Land at Stepaside Lane End Hambledon Godalming GU8 4HD Data via plota.co.uk

WA/2026/00972 - FULL APPLICATION Refused
New homes

Proposal

Erection of a self-build residential dwelling with associated detached garage car parking landscaping and areas of hardstanding. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Refused
14 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 Aug 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice - WA_2026_00972 - Decision Notice (E1 Final).pdf Document · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

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.
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; 3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Hambledon (Waverley) built-up area; Priority habitat 44 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present; Open access land 39 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Waverley
Application type
FULL APPLICATION
Postcode
GU8 4HD
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Witley and Hambledon
Parish
Hambledon
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
14 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 80 days from validation, 24 days slower than Waverley's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 41% of new homes here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
92decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
27 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Hope Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Erection of a single storey extension and enlarged first floor dormer following demolitio…
WA/2025/01118
2025 Approved
Hope Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Erection of a single storey extension and enlarged first floor dormer following demolitio…
WA/2025/01118
2025 Approved
Hope Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for erection of a single storey rear extensio…
WA/2025/00318
2025 Approved
Hope Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for erection of a single storey rear extensio…
WA/2025/00318
2024 Approved
Homelea Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Amendment to wa/2024/00935 for additional roof lights to rear elevation to create additio…
NMA/2024/01570
2024 Approved
Homelea Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Amendment to wa/2024/00935 for additional roof lights to rear elevation to create additio…
NMA/2024/01570
2024 Approved
Homelea Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Alterations to roof including roof lights for loft conversion.
WA/2024/00935
2024 Approved
Homelea Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Alterations to roof including roof lights for loft conversion.
WA/2024/00935
2023 Refused
Homelea Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Alterations to roof space including installation of dormer window and roof lights to prov…
WA/2023/02213
2023 Refused
Homelea Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Alterations to roof space including installation of dormer window and roof lights to prov…
WA/2023/02213
2023 Refused
Homelea Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Alterations to roof space including installation of dormer window and roof lights to prov…
WA/2023/01075
2023 Refused
Homelea Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Alterations to roof space including installation of dormer window and roof lights to prov…
WA/2023/01075
2022 Refused
Homelea Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for alterations to roofspace to provide habit…
WA/2022/02352
2022 Refused
Homelea Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for alterations to roofspace to provide habit…
WA/2022/02352
2021 Approved
Fourways, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Certificate of lawfulness under s192 for erection of extension alterations to elevations…
WA/2021/02363
2020 Approved
Meadow Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Erection of extensions and alterations to detached outbuilding to form self-contained ann…
WA/2021/0068
2020 Approved
Meadow Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Erection of extensions and alterations to detached outbuilding to form self-contained ann…
WA/2021/0068
2020 Approved
Meadow Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Alterations to detached outbuilding to form self-contained annexe.
WA/2020/1400
2020 Approved
Meadow Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Alterations to detached outbuilding to form self-contained annexe.
WA/2020/1400
2020 Withdrawn
Meadow Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for change of use of an existing outbuilding…
WA/2020/0655
2020 Withdrawn
Meadow Cottage, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for change of use of an existing outbuilding…
WA/2020/0655
2016 Approved
Cedar Keys, Lane End, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4HD
Erection of extensions and alterations to existing bungalow to provide chalet bungalow.
WA/2016/1027
Waverley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#133 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings