20 The Glebe Blackwater Camberley Hampshire GU17 9BB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00762/FUL - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Change of use to commercial childrens residential home Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 31 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 70. The consultation period closed on 25 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 7

Special protection area 120 m away: Thames Basin Heaths
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 120 m away: Castle Bottom to Yateley and Hawley Commons SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 120 m away: Minley Manor; 1 listed building within 150 m; Conservation area 41 m away: Hawley Park and Green; Inside the Hawley (Hart) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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
Hart
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
GU17 9BB
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Blackwater And Hawley
Parish
Blackwater And Hawley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 70, past the statutory target. 85% of full applications in Hart are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 5 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 12 Sept 2026.

Day 7014 days past the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
34decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Hart in the last twelve months, from validation. Hart decision record →

Public comments

8comments received
8 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14888189
Comments by
25 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
31 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Hart
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#165 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Hart ranks #116 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Hart decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #223 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #244 of 296
71%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #116 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #111 of 296
64%
Minor dwellings approved
45 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
16 decided
698
Total decisions
114 refused in the year to March 2026