3 Green Lane Farnham GU9 8PT Data via plota.co.uk

WA/2025/01257 - SCC REG 3 OR 4 CONSULTATION Approved

Proposal

Change of use from class c3 (dwellinghouses) to class c2 (residential institutions) for use as a children?S home. (This application is determined by surrey county council under their ref ) county development application under regulation 3. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2025
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Approved
17 Sept 2025

Approved on 17 Sept 2025 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Farnham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 19 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,200,000 in March 2025. Detached house, freehold.

31 March 2025£1,200,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area243 m² (2,616 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Waverley
Application type
SCC REG 3 OR 4 CONSULTATION
Postcode
GU9 8PT
Received
25 Jun 2025
Validated
25 Jun 2025
Ward
Farnham Shortheath and Boundstone
Parish
Farnham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Jul 2025
Decision
SCC FULL PERMISSION
Decision date
17 Sept 2025
Applicant
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Agent
Chris Wilmshurst

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 31 days slower than Waverley's median of 53 for other. Approved, as 100% of other here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
22decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Jul 2025
Waverley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#133 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.