Land to the West of Hankley Common Golf Club Tilford Road Farnham GU10 2DD Data via plota.co.uk

PIP/2026/00821 - PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE Refused

Proposal

Application for permission in principle for the erection of 1 dwelling and detached garage with associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
12 May 2026
✗
Refused
26 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 26 Jun 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

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.
Special protection area 42 m away: Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons
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.
SSSI 42 m away: Thursley, Hankley & Frensham Commons SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
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 Tilford Common built-up area; Priority habitat 15 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.

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Important details

Council
Waverley
Application type
PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE
Postcode
GU10 2DD
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
12 May 2026
Ward
Frensham, Dockenfield and Tilford
Parish
Tilford
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Decision
REFUSED
Decision date
26 Jun 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 11 days faster than Waverley's median of 56 for new homes. Refused, as 41% of new homes here are.

53%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
92decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
12 Jun 2026
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