Watersmeet, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY
Refused on 25 March 2026
Delegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Change of use of land from agriculture to equestrian use and erection of a stable block with associated hay store tack room machine store and washrooms using existing access from vann lane.
- Received
- 15 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Waverley Borough Council
- Ward
- Witley and Hambledon
- ReceivedReceived15 Jan
- ValidatedValidated4 Feb
- Consult.Consultation13 Mar
- TargetTarget Date1 Apr
- DecidedDecided25 Mar
Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Watersmeet, Vann Lane, Hambledon, Godalming, Surrey, GU8 4DY. Waverley has handled 2,774 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 13 days longer than Waverley's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 52 applications across Witley and Hambledon. 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 4DY
- Application type
- FULL APPLICATION
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Hambledon
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 13 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 13 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 1 April 2026
- Committee meeting
- 15 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- MERIDIAN OFFICE PARK OSBORN WAY HOOK RG27 9HY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100062352673
- Documents
- 16
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201410 Mar
G.P.D.O parts 6 & 7; erection of an agricultural barn (revision of ag/2013/0003
ApprovedAgricultural ConsultationAG/2014/0004 - 20133 Jul
G.P.D.O parts 6 & 7; erection of an agricultural barn.
RefusedAgricultural ConsultationAG/2013/0003 - 201211 Jun
Change of use of agricultural grazing land to equestrian use; erection of a stable building.
ApprovedFull ApplicationWA/2012/1014
Source: Waverley
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