Beggars Lane Nurseries, Beggars Lane, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, RH5 6SD

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

• 25/P/01505 At appeal

  Beggars Lane Nurseries, Beggars Lane, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, RH5 6SD

  Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use to establish whether the non-occupation of the dwellinghouse approved under planning permission 81/P/01078 without compliance with condition 2 (agricultural / forestry occupancy) began more than 10 years before the date of this application.

  Submitted 4 Nov 2025 Lawful development

1. 4 Nov 2025

   Received by Guildford

2. 11 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 30 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 January 2026, 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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

• Appeal: 6012240 (Appeal Started)

This application is at appeal, which passes the decision from Guildford to the planning inspectorate, and the outcome will replace the council's decision. 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.

• Beggars Lane Nurseries, Beggars Lane, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, RH5 6SD

  25/P/01505 Submitted 4 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  80% historically approved · decision due ~28 Apr

  Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use to establish whether the non-occupation of the dwellinghouse approved under planning permission 81/P/01078 without compliance with condition 2 (agricultural / forestry occupancy) began more than 10 years before the date of this application.

  At appeal Lawful development 6 docs
  Domestic

• High Hackhurst, Hackhurst Lane, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6SF

  MO/2019/1979 Submitted 5 Nov 2019 300 yards away

  Prior notification for the creation of a roadway to allow field access.

  Granted Other 6 docs

• Land east of Hackhurst Lane, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, Surrey, RH5 6SF

  21/CON/00032 Submitted 22 Jul 2021 350 yards away

  Consultation from Mole Valley re Reinstatement of access and the laying of a track to serve Surrey Archaeological Society Research Centre and Kings House, together with associated parking

  Granted

• Hatch Farm Cottage, Dorking Road, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, RH5 6SB

  26/P/00654 Submitted 14 May 2026 350 yards away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~22 Jul

  Erection of garden room for purposes ancillary to the enjoyment of existing dwelling house.

  Awaiting decision 5 docs
  Small domestic

• Tillingbourne Trout Farm, Dorking Road, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, RH5 6SA

  26/D/00072 Submitted 7 May 2026 0.3 miles away

  Discharge of condition 3 (site waste management plan) and 4 (badger walkover) of planning permiss...

  Granted 8 docs

• 4 Fern Cottages, Dorking Road, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, RH5 6SA

  22/P/02130 Submitted 19 Dec 2022 0.3 miles away

  Single storey side infill extension between entrance porch and study and replacement of existing rear conservatory with a single storey extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 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
• 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.

  Received 11 Jun, published by the council 30 Jul 2026 Lawful development