St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/00584 - Full Application Received

Proposal

Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 17 (Pupil Occupancy) to amend the condition so that the crossing is required only when pupil occupancy reaches 24 students of planning permission Ref:25/P/00762 for the 'Proposed change of use from offices (Class E(g)(i)) to SEN independent day school (Class F1(a)) including provision of fenced recreation play area,automatic security gate, car parking, bicycle parking, bin store, acoustic fence, and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
3 May 2026
Consultation
8 May 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. The consultation period closed on 5 Jun 2026.

Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
GU2 4DU
Received
30 Apr 2026
Validated
3 May 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Friary & St. Nicolas
Case officer
Track to view
Agent
Space M Studio

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14807151
Neighbours
7 May 2026
Consultation
8 May 2026
Comments by
5 Jun 2026
Site notice
15 May 2026
Press notice
15 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Guildford
Planning Authority Score
0.8/10
Poor
#290 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Guildford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #284 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 68% 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 performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #219 of 292
86%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #237 of 292
29%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #284 of 292
68%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #283 of 292
79%
Minor dwellings approved
152 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
43 decided
1,316
Total decisions
204 refused in 2025