Planning application
WA/2026/00803
78 Museum House, High Street, Haslemere, Surrey, GU27 2LA
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness under section 191 to establish that the property known as museum house has been occupied as an independent dwelling in excess of 4 years.
As published by the council, reference WA/2026/00803
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Apr 2026
Received by Waverley
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: CERTIFICATE REFUSED
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
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.
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