Botany Hill, Farnham, Surrey
- Land size
- 1.4 acres
Key Features
- Land for sale
- Approximately 1.4 acres
- Within Green Belt
- Potential for a one-off self-build home
- Attractive mature setting
- Rare opportunity
- Highly desirable semi-rural setting
Description
An attractive parcel of land in a highly desirable semi-rural setting, offering potential for a one-off self-build home, subject to obtaining all necessary planning consents.
The land occupies a private and well-established position in The Sands, Farnham, set amongst mature trees and existing residential properties. The plot gently rises away from the road, creating an interesting opportunity for a carefully designed, discreet and environmentally conscious home that responds sensitively to its woodland surroundings.
The site is currently offered without planning permission and lies within both the Green Belt and Surrey Hills National Landscape. However, its position between existing dwellings provides a potential basis for exploring development as limited infilling, with Waverley Borough Council’s planning policy DM14 allowing limited infilling within villages in appropriate circumstances.
The site extends to approximately 0.57 hectares (1.4 acres) as shown on the historic plan and benefits from an attractive, mature setting which could lend itself particularly well to a high-quality individual home with a strong emphasis on architecture, sustainability and landscaping.
Any purchaser would need to undertake their own investigations and obtain the necessary planning permission, together with appropriate advice regarding access, trees, ecology, Green Belt and landscape considerations.
A rare opportunity for a self-builder or developer looking to explore the potential for an individual home in one of Farnham’s most sought-after semi-rural locations.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-10-07
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 37 Building Plots listings in South East England (1+ acres).
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
1.8 Gbps
Superfast
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- Waverley Abbey CofE Junior School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 446
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- South Farnham School1.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 845
- Type
- Academy converter
- Badshot Lea Village Infant School1.7 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 147
- Type
- Community school
- St Polycarp's Catholic Primary School1.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 433
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- All Saints CofE Aided Infant School1.8 milesOfsted report card · Feb 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Pupils
- 84
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Farnham Heath End2.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,059
- Type
- Academy converter
- All Hallows Catholic School2.2 milesOfsted report card · Nov 2025
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,514
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
- Ash Manor School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,252
- Type
- Community school
- Alderwood School2.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement *
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,471
- Type
- Community school
- Weydon School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,666
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Walking trail
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.
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Homes Estate Agents, Alton
53 High Street, Alton, GU34 1AB
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