Birchcroft, Crooksbury Lane, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1ND Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/00568 - C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey outbuilding would be lawful Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Validated
5 May 2026
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Approved
1 Jul 2026

Approved on 1 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Documents 8

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision notice Decision · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated officer report Report · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice map Decision · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Cert lawful develop - statement Application Document · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 3

PDF 1289/pd-301a Site plan Drawing · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF 1289/pd-302 Proposed plans and elevations Drawing · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Location plan Drawing · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - redacted Application Form · 27 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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.
National nature reserve 223 m away: Wealden 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 1
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; Inside the The Sands built-up area; Priority habitat 23 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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 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 £850,000 in January 2016. Detached house, freehold.

20 January 2016£850,000

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

Building

Floor area316 m² (3,401 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (89 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house
Built2019
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.24 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
Postcode
GU10 1ND
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Pilgrims
Parish
Seale
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
1 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
MCA Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
591decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14890369
Planning Portal ref
PP-14890369
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

15 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2019 Approved
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether two single stor…
19/P/00520
2019 Approved
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether two single stor…
19/P/00520
2019 Withdrawn
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a single storey…
19/P/00232
2019 Withdrawn
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a single storey…
19/P/00232
2018 Refused
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling.
18/P/00094
2018 Approved
Discharge of condition 3 - (materials), condition 4 (arboricultural method statement), co…
18/D/00004
2017 Approved
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling
17/P/01783
2017 Approved
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling
17/P/01783
2017 Approved
Discharge of Condition 3 of planning application 17/P/00095 approved 14/03/2017
17/D/00082
2017 Approved
Discharge of Condition 3 of planning application 17/P/00095 approved 14/03/2017
17/D/00082
2017 Approved
Demolition of existing outbuilding; erection of a double garage; introduction of a new ac…
17/P/00095
2017 Approved
Demolition of existing outbuilding; erection of a double garage; introduction of a new ac…
17/P/00095
2016 Approved
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a single storey…
16/P/00721
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved
Westwood, Crooksbury Lane, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1ND
Installation of a front dormer window to replace 2No existing front dormer windows, inser…
18/P/01814
2016 Approved
Westwood, Crooksbury Lane, The Sands, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1ND
Non-material amendment to planning application 15/P/00597 approved 03/06/2015 to change t…
16/N/00017
Guildford
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#292 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Guildford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Guildford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #221 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #243 of 296
31%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #282 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #276 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,348
Total decisions
219 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.