Planning application
Birchcroft, Crooksbury Lane, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1ND
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey outbuilding would be lawful
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00568
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/00568
- Type
- C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 5 May 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Pilgrims
- Parish
- Seale
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU10 1ND
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by Guildford
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5 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
MCA Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice
- Delegated officer report
- Decision notice map
- Site plan
- Proposed plans and elevations
- Application form - redacted
- Location plan
- Cert lawful develop - statement
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 1 July 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.
About lawful development applications
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.
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