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Highlands Farm, Chalk Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6TH

26/P/00312C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or DevApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 3 July 2026

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of existing tool store into habitable accommodation comprising gym, shower room and kitchenette would be lawful.

Received
9 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Clandon & Horsley
Agent
Simon Best Associates Ltd
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.4 May
  4. Target4 May
  5. Decided3 Jul

Decided in 116 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application at Highlands Farm, Chalk Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6TH. Guildford has handled 651 applications of this type. This one was decided in 116 days, 8 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 299 applications across Clandon & Horsley. We hold 958 applications in total for the KT24 postcode area.

81% of outline applications at Guildford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
KT24 6TH
Application type
C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
Scale / size
Small
Parish
East Horsley

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 March 2026
Last date for comments
4 May 2026
Target decision date
4 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Simon Best Associates Ltd
Architect profile
SIMON BEST ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
The Long Barn, High House Farm, Gomshal Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9BU

Planning decision

Case officer
Chris Gent
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14765279
Comments
0
Documents
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Guildford
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Guildford

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