Land to the North Side of Botany Hill, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LZ

1. 3 Nov 2025

   Received by Guildford

2. 24 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Approve

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Guildford granted permission on 15 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• Glenside Cottage, Botany Hill, Sands, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 1LZ

  WA/2022/03145 Submitted 16 Dec 2022 0m away

  Erection of extensions and alterations to existing detached garage.

  Granted Householder Extension 14 docs
  Domestic

• Amberley, Botany Hill, Sands, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 1LZ

  WA/2026/00918 Submitted 15 May 2026 0m away

  Erection of a single storey extension and alterations following demolition of existing orangery.

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 22 docs
  Small domestic

• Glenside Cottage, Botany Hill, Sands, Farnham, Surrey, GU10 1LZ

  PC/2024/01961 Submitted 9 Oct 2024 0m away

  Consultation from a neighbouring authority for proposed new access and 5-bar gates to area of woodland.

  Granted Outline 3 docs

• Hillbrow, Botany Hill, Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LZ

  WA/2022/00800 Submitted 24 Feb 2022 0m away

  Erection of an outbuilding for use as a garage and home office with associated works following demolition of existing outbuildings.

  Granted Householder Demolition 25 docs
  Small domestic

• Woodland at the North side of Botany Hill, The Sands, Farnham, Surrey GU10 1LZ

  25/W/00077 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 0m away

  Application to determine if prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class E (Agricultural and Forestry) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the proposed private way

  Granted Other 7 docs

• Land to the east of Glenside Cottage, Botany Hill, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LZ

  25/P/01486 Submitted 30 Oct 2025 0m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the construction of a private way is lawful

  Refused Lawful development 7 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