Woodhead Cottage, Binton Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LG

1. 30 Oct 2024

   Received by Guildford

2. 17 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Binton Coppice, Binton Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LG

  24/P/01506 Submitted 14 Oct 2024 0m away

  Erection of single storey side and rear extensions with roof lights and roof lantern and alterations at ground floor level following demolition of existing conservatory.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2 18 docs
  Small domestic

• Birch House, Binton Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LG

  07/P/00555 Submitted 20 Mar 2007 0m away

  Erection of two storey side and rear extensions following demolition of existing garage and utility room.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 6 docs

• Binton Hall, Binton Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LG

  21/P/00196 Submitted 2 Feb 2021 0m away

  Erection of a garage.

  Refused Full applications 15 docs

• Oakwood, Binton Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LG

  26/P/01019 Submitted 27 Jul 2026 1m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~28 Sep

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the use of an outbuilding occurre...

  Awaiting decision 14 docs

• Sandway, Binton Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LG

  26/P/01091 Submitted 11 Aug 2026 1m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the installation of two...

  Awaiting decision 13 docs

• Land to the rear of, The Woodyard, Seale Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LD

  23/D/00130 Submitted 13 Sep 2023 272m away

  Discharge of condition 3 (site waste management plan) and 5 (boundary treatment) of planning application 21/P/02640 approved 05/07/2023.

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• 26/P/01161 Awaiting decision

  The Bungalow, Long Reach, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6PG

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of two side extensions and a loft conversion including rear dormer and three front rooflights would be lawful.

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00423 Granted

  Misty Hill, Catteshall Lane, Unsted, Godalming, GU7 1UP

  Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the use began more than 10 years before the date of this application.The building works (for instance, building or engineering works) were substantially completed more than four years before the date of this application and the change of use to use as a single dwelling house began more than four years before the date of this application is lawful.

  31 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00808 Refused

  Sandy Farm Business Centre, Sands Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1PX

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a storage building would be lawful.

  11 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00792 Granted

  53 Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 4RF

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the loft conversion to habitable accommodation with insertion of 5 rooflights is lawful.

  10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00441 Refused

  26 Harvey Road, Guildford, GU1 3SE

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the formation of a permeable hardstanding within the front curtilage, minor regrading of existing ground levels to accommodate the natural slope of the site and improve visibility, installation of a permeable sub-base and surface treatment to allow for the infiltration of surface water within the site, alteration to the existing boundary treatment (limited to the formation of an opening to facilitate access) and associated edge treatments would be lawful.

  7 Apr 2026 Lawful development