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PRA/2026/01453 - PRA AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT Refused
Agricultural

Proposal

General permitted development order 2015 schedule 2 part 6 - prior approval application for the erection of an agricultural storage barn. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Refused
25 Aug 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 25 Aug 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Documents 1

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice - PRA_2026_01453 - Decision Notice (E1 Final).pdf Document · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

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.
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not 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) agrees.
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.
Public footpath 20 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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 2.
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 area260 m² (2,799 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (45 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2010, 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
PRA AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
Postcode
GU5 0RB
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Shamley Green and Cranleigh North
Parish
Wonersh
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND REFUSED
Decision date
25 Aug 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 15 days from validation, 41 days faster than Waverley's median of 56 for agricultural works. Refused, as 21% of agricultural works here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
30decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
1 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Lee Farm, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Partial resurfacing of existing track and installation of drainage grips.
WA/2025/01449
2025 Approved
Lee Farm, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Partial resurfacing of existing track and installation of drainage grips.
WA/2025/01449
2025 Approved
Treetops, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Change of use of an existing ancillary outbuilding to provide a flexible use as ancillary…
WA/2025/00734
2025 Approved
Treetops, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Change of use of an existing ancillary outbuilding to provide a flexible use as ancillary…
WA/2025/00734
2024 Approved
Northcote Farm, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Change of use of land from agricultural to dog training area ( suI generis) and associate…
WA/2025/00119
2024 Approved
Northcote Farm, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Change of use of land from agricultural to dog training area ( suI generis) and associate…
WA/2025/00119
2022 Approved
Lee Farm, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Change of use of agricultural land to mixed grazing to allow limited commercial horse kee…
WA/2022/01526
2022 Approved
Lee Farm, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Change of use of agricultural land to mixed grazing to allow limited commercial horse kee…
WA/2022/01526
2021 Approved
High Bank, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Erection of extension alterations to elevations and fenestration with associated landscap…
WA/2021/01498
2021 Approved
Old House, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Listed building consent for internal alterations to basement.
WA/2021/01260
2021 Approved
Northcote Farm Cottage, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
General permitted development order 2015 schedule 2 part 6: prior notification applicatio…
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2020 Withdrawn
Old House, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Listed building consent for internal alterations.
WA/2020/1748
2020 Withdrawn
Old House, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Listed building consent for internal alterations.
WA/2020/1748
2020 Refused
Northcote Farm Cottage, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
General permitted development order 2015 schedule 2 part 6; application for prior notific…
AG/2020/0007
2020 Refused
Northcote Farm Cottage, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
General permitted development order 2015 schedule 2 part 6; application for prior notific…
AG/2020/0007
2020 Withdrawn
Northcote Farm Cottage, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
General permitted development order 2015 schedule 2 part 6 class a - prior notification a…
AG/2020/0004
2020 Withdrawn
Northcote Farm Cottage, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
General permitted development order 2015 schedule 2 part 6 class a - prior notification a…
AG/2020/0004
2019 Approved
Lee House, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Installation of flue for a wood burning stove.
WA/2019/1992
2019 Approved
Lee House, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Installation of flue for a wood burning stove.
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2018 Approved
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Construction of a tennis court with associated fencing.
WA/2018/1389
2017 Approved
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Erection of stable building hardstanding walking track and sand school following removal…
WA/2017/0560
2016 Approved
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Alterations to existing barn to provide a dwelling with associated works following demoli…
WA/2016/1093
2016 Approved
Northcote Farm, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
Construction of a new vehicular access and closure of existing access (as amended by plan…
WA/2016/0599
2016 Refused
Lee Farm, Northcote Lane, Shamley Green, Guildford, Surrey, GU5 0RB
G.P.D.O part 6; formation of a new access track.
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.