Planning application
Elm Cottage, Old Compton Lane, Farnham, GU9 8EH
Works: Demolition Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a detached garage with office space above and external staircase; demolition of two existing outbuildings.
As published by the council, reference WA/2026/00517
Application record
- Reference
- WA/2026/00517
- Type
- HOUSEHOLDER APPLICATION
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 2 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 20 May 2026
- Ward
- Farnham Moor Park
- Parish
- Farnham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU9 8EH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Waverley register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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WA/2025/01868 Granted
Elm Cottage, Old Compton Lane, Farnham, GU9 8EH
Erection of a garden room and associated decking (retrospective) (as amplified by amended plans received 22/10/2025 and 25/11/2025).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Jan 2026
Received by Waverley
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23 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Waverley granted permission on 20 May 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 householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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