38 The Street, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BT Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/00852 - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Listed Building Consent to remove the existing failing cement render from the front elevation, left hand side return and rendered chimney, and render with NHL lime render and Keim white breathable paint. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jun 2026
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Consultation
26 Jun 2026
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Approved
26 Aug 2026

Approved on 26 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Aug 2026

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: 36-40, the Street
List entry 1189256 · 10 m away · 17 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 16 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 17 with distances
Historic England ↗
Shalford 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 ↗
Air quality management area: A281, The Street, Shalford, Guildford, Surrey
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 109 m away: Wey Valley Meadows SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
National landscape 58 m away: Surrey Hills
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Also on the record
Inside the Shalford (Guildford) built-up area; Green belt 39 m away: London; Priority habitat 39 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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 4

Last sold for £525,000 in October 2025. Detached house, freehold.

23 October 2025£525,000
16 December 2020£420,000
16 March 2007£440,000
18 April 1997£130,000

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

Building

Floor area112 m² (1,206 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
GU4 8BT
Received
22 Jun 2026
Validated
22 Jun 2026
Ward
Shalford
Parish
Shalford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
26 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, about the council's usual 63 days. Approved, as 89% of listed building works here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
60decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14989021
Planning Portal ref
PP-14989021
Neighbours
26 Jun 2026
Consultation
26 Jun 2026
Comments by
24 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
3 Jul 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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.