WESTBROOK MILLS 1 THACKERAY LANE GODALMING Application under section 73 to vary conditions 1 (approved plans)… Data via plota.co.uk

WA/2025/00667 - VARY OR REMOVE CONDITIONS MAJOR Refused

Proposal

Application Under Section 73 To Vary Conditions 1 (Approved Plans) And 16 (Landscape / Tree Planting) And Removal Of Conditions 15 (Scheme For Internal Works) And 18 (Leap) Of To Allow Alterations To Site Plan Revised Landscape Plan Re-Wording Of Remaining Conditions To Reflect Discharged Conditions And Deed Of Variation To Provide A Financial Contribution In-Lieu Of A Leap And Change To Threshold For Occupation Of Open Market Dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Mar 2025
✗
Refused
16 Feb 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 16 Feb 2026 · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 9

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area 64 m away: Godalming Town Centre Conservation Area; SSSI 429 m away: Charterhouse to Eashing SSSI; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Godalming built-up area; Flood defence 34 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Green belt 37 m away: London.
Not affected
No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 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
VARY OR REMOVE CONDITIONS MAJOR
Postcode
GU7 2AZ
Received
27 Mar 2025
Validated
27 Mar 2025
Ward
Godalming Charterhouse
Parish
Godalming
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2025
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Agent
Rosalind Gall

How this decision compares

Decided in 326 days from validation, 281 days slower than Waverley's median of 45 for amendments. Refused, as 8% of amendments here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
255decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Apr 2025
Waverley
Planning Authority Score
5.3/10
Average
#133 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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