Plots 20A, 20B, 20C and A, Wanborough Fields, west of, Westwood Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR Data via plota.co.uk

25/P/01338 - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Retrospective change of use of land to a mixed agricultural use, comprising the siting of a static caravan for gypsy and traveller occupancy, erection of a stable block, chicken coop, paddock, fencing, and associated landscaping (Amended drawing received on 15/12/2025). Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 7 Oct 2026, 21:21

Application progress

✓

Received

1 Oct 2025

✓

Validated

13 Nov 2025

✓

Consultation

28 Nov 2025

✗

Refused

3 Feb 2026

Appeal

Not lodged

Refused on 3 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 25

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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Wanborough conservation area

Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.

The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.

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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.

National landscape about 48 m away: Surrey Hills

Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.

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.

Also on the record

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 2.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 7 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, 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: Guildford
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: GU3 2JR
Received: 1 Oct 2025
Validated: 13 Nov 2025
Ward: Pilgrims
Parish: Wanborough
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 8 Jan 2026
Decision: Refuse
Decision date: 3 Feb 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: ET Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 82 days from validation, 16 days slower than Guildford's median of 66 for full applications. Refused, as 13% of full applications here are.

This one82d

Council66d

UK56d

41%decided within 8 weeks

87%approved

579decided in the last year

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

Public comments

44comments received

44 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

50 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14374406
Planning Portal ref: PP-14374406
Neighbours: 30 Sept 2026
Consultation: 28 Nov 2025
Comments by: 8 Jan 2026
Site or press notice: 18 Dec 2025
Env. assessment: No

Guildford

Planning Authority Score

1/10

Poor

#292 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

Plots 20A, 20B, 20C and A, Wanborough Fields, west of, Westwood Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 25

Decision & officer reports 5

Statements & assessments 5

Plans & drawings 6

Application forms 2

Other documents 7