The Hobbit Farm, Polesden Lane, Ripley, GU23 6DX

1. 13 Aug 2025

   Received by Guildford

2. 30 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 18 Aug 2026

   Status changed to Awaiting decision

   Previously Registered.

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 8 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Guildford took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Guildford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Guildford decided lawful development applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land Lying to the North-West of Grafton, Polesden lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DX

  20/EC/00103/APL Submitted 14 May 2025 50 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~9 Jul

  Enforcement Appeal; Appeal reference APP/Y3615/C/25/3363964

  Awaiting decision 8 docs

• Wayside, Polesden Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DX

  26/W/00014 Submitted 27 Feb 2026 50 yards away

  Application to determine if prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A (Agricultural and Forestry) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a new agricultural building.

  Granted Other 7 docs

• Rose Cottage, Polesden Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DX

  25/P/01628 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Proposed first floor side infill extension.

  Refused Full applications Extension 37 docs

• Wayside, Polesden Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DX

  21/P/00803 Submitted 12 Apr 2021 50 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a single storey side extension, porch and detached car barn would be lawful.

  Split decision Lawful development Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• Rose Cottage, Polesden Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DX

  26/P/00720 Submitted 28 May 2026 50 yards away

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of ground ...

  At appeal 11 docs

• Lundy, 10 Newark Close, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DW

  26/W/00034 Submitted 10 Jun 2026 300 yards away

  Application for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 1 Class AA of the Town and Country Planning...

  Decided 5 docs

• 26/P/01218 Awaiting decision

  15 Ashbury Crescent, Guildford, GU4 7HG

  Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of single storey rear outbuilding (workshop/storage)

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/01182 Awaiting decision

  Lime Tree Cottage, High Park Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5DE

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a ground floor rear extension with roof lantern following demolition of existing conservatory would be lawful

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/01159 Awaiting decision

  Stonechat, Silkmore Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6JB

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing operations to establish whether the construction of a foundation trench for Plot 2 constitutes the lawful implementation of planning application 22/P/00793

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/01153 Awaiting decision

  Hockley Lands, Burdenshott Road, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RN

  Certificate of Lawfulness for existing development to establish whether planning permission 25/P/01706 was implemented on 4th June 2026 prior to its expire date on 20th June 2026.

  Received 26 Aug, published by the council 28 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/01123 Awaiting decision

  Tye Green, Rowbarns Way, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5RJ

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a proposed rear outbuilding would be lawful.

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 24 Aug 2026 Lawful development