Planning application
5, Hall Close, Farncombe, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 3PW
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness under section 192 for change of use of attached residential garage to commercial home business (use class e).
As published by the council, reference WA/2026/01534
Application record
- Reference
- WA/2026/01534
- Type
- CERT LAWFULNESS S192 - PROPOSED
- Status
- Undecided
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Godalming Binscombe
- Parish
- Godalming
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU7 3PW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Waverley
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Waverley took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Waverley for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Waverley decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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