Catteshall Mill, Catteshall Road, Godalming, GU7 1NJ
Refused on 24 February 2026
Council decision: PRIOR APPROVAL REQUIRED AND REFUSEDDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
General permitted development order 2015 schedule 2 part 3 class ma - prior notification application for change of use of the first floor (part) from business (use class e) to 4 no. Dwellings (use class c3).
- Received
- 5 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Waverley Borough Council
- Ward
- Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall
- ReceivedReceived5 Jan
- ValidatedValidated5 Jan
- Consult.Consultation13 Feb
- TargetTarget Date2 Mar
- DecidedDecided24 Feb
Decided in 50 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a change of use at Catteshall Mill, Catteshall Road, Godalming, GU7 1NJ. Waverley has handled 5,715 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Waverley's typical decision time. The site is in the Godalming Navigations and River Wey conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 5 applications across Godalming Farncombe & Catteshall. We hold 440 applications in total for the GU7 postcode area.
Why it was refused
- The proposed development would not comply with Policy CC4 of the Local Plan (Part 1) 2018 and the NPPF. Given the site’s location within Flood Zones 2 and 3, the absence of a site- specific FRA and supporting flood risk evidence prevents the Local Planning Authority from concluding that the proposal would comply with national and local policy requirements relating to flood risk and safety. protected;fetchReasons
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- GU7 1NJ
- Application type
- PRA PART 3 CLASS MA
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Godalming
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 January 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 13 February 2026
- Consultation end
- 13 February 2026
- Target decision date
- 2 March 2026
- Committee meeting
- 6 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- UNIT 2 MERIDIAN OFFICE PARK OSBORN WAY HOOK RG27 9HY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- UPRN
- 10013894403
- Documents
- 17
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: River Wey and Godalming Navigations
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, 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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Waverley
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