LAND COORDINATES 482831 147342 OLD PARK LANE FARNHAM Change of use of agricultural land to mixed use… Data via plota.co.uk

WA/2026/01676 - FULL APPLICATION MAJOR Pending

Proposal

Change Of Use Of Agricultural Land To Mixed Use Equestrian And Canine Exercise (Retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

15 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 10 Nov 2026, from Waverley's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 13 Oct 2026.

Documents 1

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2

Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 3.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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.

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Important details

Council: Waverley
Application type: FULL APPLICATION MAJOR
Received: 15 Sept 2026
Validated: 15 Sept 2026
Ward: Farnham North West
Parish: Farnham
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Dec 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Mark Leedale

Decision outlook

Day 43 of the 56-day target. Waverley usually decides changes of use by day 56.

prediction

Day 4313 days to the 56-day target

56%decided within 8 weeks

80%approved

59decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by: 13 Oct 2026

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