Flat 1, Vernon House, 25 York Road, Guildford, GU1 4DN Data via plota.co.uk

26/T/00107 - Trees in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Group of 4 lime trees (G1) - crown reduce back to original pruning points, leaving a finished height of 5 metres and a crown spread of 1 metre (Guildford Town Centre conservation area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Apr 2026
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Consultation
1 May 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Guildford Town Centre conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Guildford built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £180,000 in August 2015. Flat or maisonette, leasehold.

7 August 2015£180,000
31 October 2007£124,950
30 March 1999£45,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Trees in Conservation Area
Postcode
GU1 4DN
Received
28 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
Stoke
Parish
Stoke
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Application Approved
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
TreeSolutions
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 41 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

92%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
194decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Guildford in the last twelve months, from validation. Guildford decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14893851
Consultation
1 May 2026
Comments by
23 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Guildford
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#292 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Guildford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #282 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 64% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (86%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Guildford decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #221 of 296
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #243 of 296
31%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #282 of 296
64%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #276 of 296
79%
Minor dwellings approved
156 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
6 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
47 decided
1,348
Total decisions
219 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.