Unsted Park School Munstead Heath Road Godalming GU7 1UW Data via plota.co.uk

WA/2026/01935 - FULL APPLICATION MAJOR Pending
Change of useSchools, care & community

Proposal

Change of use from part residential to solely day school (class f1) and associated internal alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Dec 2026, from Waverley's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

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Documents 1

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan - LA_001-Location Plan-RevA.pdf Document · 22 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Unstead Park House
List entry 1044550 · 2 m away · 1 more listed building within 150 m (1 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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 Godalming built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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 area140 m² (1,507 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 38)
UseC2 Residential Institutions - Residential schools
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2021, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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22 Oct 2026Pending

UNSTED PARK SCHOOL MUNSTEAD HEATH ROAD GODALMING GU7 1UW

Listed building consent for internal alterations to school building

WA/2026/01936

Important details

Council
Waverley
Application type
FULL APPLICATION MAJOR
Postcode
GU7 1UW
Received
22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Bramley, Busbridge and Hascombe
Parish
Bramley
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Jan 2027
Applicant
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Agent
Alder King Planning Consultants

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Waverley usually decides changes of use by day 56.

Day 650 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
19 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Erection of gazebo and installation of play equipment; erection of canopy and associated…
WA/2025/01657
2025 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Erection of gazebo and installation of play equipment; erection of canopy and associated…
WA/2025/01657
2024 Approved
Unsted Park Stable Cottage, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Erection of a detached garden room following demolition of existing outbuilding.
WA/2024/01575
2024 Approved
Unsted Park Stable Cottage, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Erection of a detached garden room following demolition of existing outbuilding.
WA/2024/01575
2022 Approved
Unsted Park Stable Cottage, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Listed building consent for erection of a detached garden room following demolition of ex…
WA/2022/02889
2022 Approved
Unsted Park Stable Cottage, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Listed building consent for erection of a detached garden room following demolition of ex…
WA/2022/02889
2022 Refused
Unsted Park Stable Cottage, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Erection of a detached garden room following demolition of existing outbuilding.
WA/2022/02890
2022 Refused
Unsted Park Stable Cottage, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Erection of a detached garden room following demolition of existing outbuilding.
WA/2022/02890
2023 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Listed building consent for internal alterations to former stable block.
WA/2024/00032
2023 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Listed building consent for internal alterations to former stable block.
WA/2024/00032
2024 Approved
Unstead Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, GU7 1UW
Consultation from Waverley Borough Council for Listed Building Consent for internal alter…
24/CON/00003
2024 Approved
Unstead Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, GU7 1UW
Consultation from Waverley Borough Council for Listed Building Consent for internal alter…
24/CON/00003
2023 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Listed building consent for erection of replacement of existing vehicle and pedestrian ga…
WA/2023/02168
2023 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Listed building consent for erection of replacement of existing vehicle and pedestrian ga…
WA/2023/02168
2023 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Erection of replacement of existing vehicle and pedestrian gates and adjacent fencing.
WA/2023/02167
2023 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Erection of replacement of existing vehicle and pedestrian gates and adjacent fencing.
WA/2023/02167
2019 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
External alterations to existing classrooms; erection of a classroom and associated works…
WA/2019/2005
2019 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
External alterations to existing classrooms; erection of a classroom and associated works…
WA/2019/2005
2018 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Listed building consent for internal alterations.
WA/2018/0158
2018 Approved
Unsted Park School, Munstead Heath Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1UW
Erection of boundary fence.
WA/2018/0115
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
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.