Farnham News
The latest Farnham news: planning decisions, council and crime updates, business and community stories, each linked back to its official source.
Top story
Farnham Housing Sites: 72 Put Forward, Room for 3,772 Homes
72 Farnham sites have been put forward for housing, with room for 3,772 homes. Here is every site, its council rating and when you can comment on the plan.
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Planning
Lower Bourne Homes: Council Loses Appeal and Must Pay Costs
An inspector has approved four homes at Quarry House, Lower Bourne, after councillors refused them 6 to 5, and ordered Waverley to pay the full appeal costs.
Council
Waverley Council This Week: Tilford Mosque Security Vote
Security kiosks at Islamabad, Tilford, drew 49 objections and face a vote on 30 September. Also up: an Aveley Lane extension and a Brook estate rebuild.
House prices
Waverley House Prices July 2026: Down £14,723 in a Year
The average Waverley home, Farnham included, sold for £553,429 in July, £14,723 down on a year ago. That is the steepest annual fall since May 2024.
Haslemere
Haslemere Fairground: Supermarket Out, 59 Homes on Table
Waverley has ruled out the supermarket at Haslemere's Fairground car park. Four options now run from 36 homes to 59, or selling the site outright.
Witley
Dog and Pheasant, Brook: Community Asset Listing Upheld
Waverley has rejected the owners' challenge to the Dog and Pheasant's community asset listing. The closed Brook pub is for sale at £850,000 freehold.
Planning
Waverley CIL Review: 4 of 5 Householders Refused Refunds
Four of five homeowners who asked Waverley to review their CIL bills were turned down. One notice was defective and will be refunded. The six cases.
Council
West Surrey Council Names First Chief Executive on £236,485
Susan Halliwell will run the council that replaces Waverley from April 2027, on £236,485. Nine people applied and 147 chief executives were approached.
Council
Surrey Council Merger Not Paused: Waverley Ends April 2027
Surrey's council merger is not affected by the government's 7 September pause. Waverley still ends on 1 April 2027 and West Surrey Council still starts.
Housing
Waverley Landlord Fines Planned: £35,000 Illegal Eviction
What Waverley would fine landlords under the Renters' Rights Act: £35,000 for illegal eviction, £6,000 for refusing a tenant on benefits. Scrutiny, 10 Sept.
Council Tax
Waverley Votes on Council Tax Relief for Terminally Ill
Councillors vote on 8 September on scrapping council tax for terminally ill households. Waverley would fund the whole £2,602.91 band D bill on its own.
Planning
Farnborough Airport Appeal: Comments Close 24 September
Farnborough wants 4,600 more weekend and holiday aircraft movements. The appeal is with the Planning Inspectorate, and Waverley votes on 8 September.
Planning
Farnham Park Land: £2.06m Buy Waits on a New Council
Waverley backed buying 20.87 acres by Farnham Park after the park's greenspace capacity for new housing ran out. West Surrey must now consent to the deal.
Planning
Waverley Planning: Objectors Lose the Right to a Hearing
From 31 October, extensions and schemes of up to nine homes go to officers, however many object. Waverley's planning committee shrinks from 15 seats to 13.
Council
Milford Fire: £106,270 Bill the Council Wasn't Insured For
Waverley was underinsured on two Milford flats hit by fire in 2023. Councillors are asked to take £106,269.98 from housing reserves to settle the shortfall.
Planning
Farnham Park: £2.06m for 20 Acres to Unlock 485 Homes
Waverley decides on 1 September whether to spend £2,055,712 on 20.87 acres beside Farnham Park. The park's capacity for new housing is down to 16 homes.
Bins
Farnham Bin Collections: Council to Buy £9m Lorry Fleet
Waverley decides on 1 September whether to extend Biffa's contract to 2035 and buy a £9m bin lorry fleet. The service bill rises about £1.29m a year.
Schools
Farnham GCSE Results 2026: The Figures Schools Published
Four schools in the area have published 2026 GCSE figures. Glebelands reports 87% of grades at 4 or above, Broadwater 83%. Farnham's own three have not.
House prices
Farnham House Prices Turn: £560,596 Average, Down £4,448
The average Waverley home sold for £560,596 in June, £4,448 less than a year earlier. Detached homes fell 1.7%, terraces rose 0.5%. The full breakdown.
Schools
Farnham A Level Results 2026: All Hallows 62% at A*-B
All Hallows in Farnham awarded 31% of grades at A*-A and 62% at A*-B. Godalming College reported a 98.9% pass rate and Cranleigh 85% at A*-B.
Council
Waverley Weedkiller: £13,855 Study Into Cutting Glyphosate
Waverley has put £13,855 into a University of Surrey study on cutting weedkiller use. Surrey County Council still sprays pavements with glyphosate twice a year.
Events
Farnham Food Festival 2026: 27 September, Brightwells move
Farnham Food Festival is Sunday 27 September, 10am to 4pm, at Brightwells Yard. Road closures, free hoppa buses and the nine Taste of Farnham offers, listed.
Housing
Chiddingfold affordable homes: 3 added, 751 on the register
Waverley has taken on three affordable homes at Oakland Grove in Chiddingfold. Its housing register held 751 households, 70 of them needing three bedrooms.
Heritage
Willmer House restoration: free Farnham talk on 14 September
A free Maltings talk on 14 September puts the team restoring Willmer House on stage: the £1.2m Museum of Farnham facade project explained by its conservators.
Business
Make It Farnham puts £10,000 into five town events
Farnham's business district is backing the Food Festival, Craft Month, Christmas Market, Literary Festival and Farnham in Bloom with £10,000. The dates to diary.