Benchmarx Kitchen and Joinery Guildford Road Trading Estate Farnham GU9 9PZ Data via plota.co.uk

WA/2026/00984 - ADVERTISEMENT ILLUMINATED Approved

Proposal

Display of 4 signs on building and an illuminated totem sign. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 May 2026
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Approved
11 Sept 2026

Approved on 11 Sept 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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
Local nature reserve 499 m away: Farnham Park; Inside the Farnham built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 September 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
ADVERTISEMENT ILLUMINATED
Postcode
GU9 9PZ
Received
26 May 2026
Validated
26 May 2026
Ward
Farnham Castle
Parish
Farnham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Jul 2026
Decision
CONSENT GRANTED
Decision date
11 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 108 days from validation, 55 days slower than Waverley's median of 53 for advertisement consent. Approved, as 95% 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
28 Jun 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

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