Planning application
Hatchways Farm, Birches Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QR
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Erection of an outbuilding to be used as a residential annex, following the removal of the existi...
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00664
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/00664
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Tillingbourne
- Parish
- Shere
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU5 9QR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Guildford
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 July 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Simon Best Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Guildford
Active · incorporated 2015 · Guildford
84 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils · 74% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- Existing and proposed site areas
- Site location and block plan
- Existing floor plan
- Amended proposed ground floor plan
- Existing front and side elevation
- Existing rear and side elevation
- Existing roof plan
- Amended proposed front and side elevation
- Amended proposed rear and side elevation
- Amended proposed roof plan
- Application form redacted
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Guildford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Guildford's median decision took 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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