Unimetals Recycling (UK) Limited Blackbushe House Vigo Lane Yateley GU46 6ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/01585/PREAPP - Pre-Application Registered

Proposal

Flexible use of the site for purposes falling within Use Class B2 (General Industrial), Use Class B8 (Storage and Distribution) and Sui Generis (scrapyard), including the continued use of the site as a scrapyard, together with associated operational development including the demolition of existing buildings and structures, internal reconfiguration of the site, and all associated engineering, access and ancillary works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
17 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Hart's recent demolitions.

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Special protection area about 68 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.
SSSI about 68 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.
Habitat network: Restorable Habitat
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Open access land about 13 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.; Priority habitat about 38 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Pre-Application
Postcode
GU46 6ED
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Yateley West
Parish
Yateley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Edward Nabbs

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Hart usually decides demolitions by day 55.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
120decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 4 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Hart
Planning Authority Score
4.7/10
Below average
#165 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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