Hillside, Botany Hill, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LX

1. 10 Feb 2026

   Received by Guildford

2. 13 May 2026

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 10 Aug 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

• Hillside, Botany Hill, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LX

  25/P/01512 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 0m away

  Application under section 73A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the variation of condition 3 (removal of permitted development rights) to reinstate permitted development rights of planning application 09/P/00732 for the erection of a two storey side and rear extension, single storey side extension and two dormer windows to the rear.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Smugglers End, Sands Road, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LW

  21/P/00341 Submitted 19 Feb 2021 136m away

  Single storey side extension to house to enlarge kitchen and utility. Demolition of garage and store building and erection of new garage and hobbies room/workshop.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Sycamores, Sands Road, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LW

  21/P/01426 Submitted 28 Jun 2021 136m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether insertion of rooflights to the rear elevation would be lawful.

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 10 docs

• Land between Smugglers End and Merlins, Smugglers Way, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LW

  22/P/02172 Submitted 23 Dec 2022 136m away

  Variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) to allow changes to the approved scheme, condition 4 (biodiversity) to permit the rewording of this condition and condition 10 (samples) to approve the amended materials schedule, of planning permission 21/P/02454, determined on 29/04/2022.

  Granted Full applications 20 docs

• Sycamores, Sands Road, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LW

  19/P/01820 Submitted 21 Oct 2019 136m away

  Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 18/P/02228, approved on 18/01/2019, to allow the approved replacement dwelling to be moved away from the south-east boundary by 1.3 metres.

  Granted Full applications 7 docs
  Domestic

• Land between Smugglers End and Merlins, Smugglers Way, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LW

  23/T/00053 Submitted 21 Feb 2023 136m away

  T6 Sycamore: Reduce height by 4m and spread by 3m, from 8m to no less than 5m all round. Lift crown to give 2.5m vertical clearance T11: Pine: Lift crown to give 4m vertical clearance (Tree Preservation Order No 4 of 2021).

  Granted Trees 4 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