The Garden House (Field Barn) Hambledon Road Hydestile Godalming GU8 4DE Data via plota.co.uk

WA/2026/01041 - CERT LAWFULNESS S191- EXISTING Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness under section 191 for retention of the field barn in breach of condition 5 (demolition of field barn) of . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

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; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hydestile built-up area; Priority habitat 36 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area145 m² (1,561 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100), could reach A
PropertySemi-detached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built2012 onwards
HeatingGround source heat pump, underfloor, electric
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2018, 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
CERT LAWFULNESS S191- EXISTING
Postcode
GU8 4DE
Received
4 Jun 2026
Validated
4 Jun 2026
Ward
Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe
Parish
Busbridge
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Jul 2026
Decision
CERTIFICATE GRANTED
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Jayne Wunderlich

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
5 Jul 2026
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

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.