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Heatherdown, Woolfords Lane, Elstead, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 6LL

WA/2025/02472FULL APPLICATIONApproved
Full

Approved on 25 February 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)12 conditions

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a self-build/custom-build dwelling and detached garage/store with studio above following demolition of existing dwelling and 2 outbuildings.

Received
12 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Elstead and Thursley
  1. Received12 Dec
  2. Validated18 Dec
  3. Consult.30 Jan
  4. Target12 Feb
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 69 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Heatherdown, Woolfords Lane, Elstead, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 6LL. Waverley has handled 2,774 applications of this type. This one was decided in 75 days, 3 weeks longer than Waverley's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 54 applications across Elstead and Thursley. We hold 701 applications in total for the GU8 postcode area.

89% of full applications at Waverley Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GU8 6LL
Application type
FULL APPLICATION
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Elstead

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 December 2025
Consultation expiry
30 January 2026
Consultation end
30 January 2026
Target decision date
12 February 2026
Committee meeting
12 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
CHURCH FARM BARN THE STREET THORNDON IP23 7JR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

UPRN
200001285640
Documents
49

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: Waverley
  • National Landscape (AONB): Surrey Hills
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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, 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

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© 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.

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Source: Waverley

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