Church Lane Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AH Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/00655 - Full Application Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Alteration to front porch roof, removal of roof lights and changes to fenestration on the north and east elevations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 May 2026
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Consultation
29 May 2026
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Approved
16 Jul 2026

Approved on 16 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Documents 17

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated officer report Report · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Climate change, energy & sustainable development questionnaire Application Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 12

PDF (01)001 rev-p2 Location plan Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (01)002 rev-p2 Block plan Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (02)000 rev-p1 Existing ground floor plan Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (02)001 rev-p1 Existing first floor plan Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (02)002 rev-p1 Existing roof plan Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (02)100 rev-p1 Proposed ground floor plan Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (02)101 rev-p1 Proposed first floor plan Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (02)102 rev-p1 Proposed roof plan Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (04)000 rev-p1 Existing north & west elevations Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (04)001 rev-p1 Existing south & east elevations Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (04)100 rev-p1 Proposed north & west elevations Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF (04)101 rev-p1 Proposed south & east elevations Drawing · 14 May 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 14 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Covering letter & statements Application Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Green belt: London
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Surrey Hills National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
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.
Albury 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Bettswy Cottage Hunter's Moon (Formerly Premises Occupied by Knight and Brown), Grade II, 59 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 all 6 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Albury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 1

Last sold for £1,820,000 in July 2025. Detached house, freehold.

1 July 2025£1,820,000

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

Building

Floor area214 m² (2,303 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (68 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 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
Full Application
Postcode
GU5 9AH
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Ward
Tillingbourne
Parish
Albury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
16 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sophie Griffiths Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 7 days slower than Guildford's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
591decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14931734
Planning Portal ref
PP-14931734
Neighbours
3 Jun 2026
Consultation
29 May 2026
Comments by
30 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
9 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the conversion of 3 flats…
24/P/00602
2024 Approved
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the conversion of 3 flats…
24/P/00602
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Clive Lodge, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AQ
Pine (T1), Hazel (T2), Cherry (T3) section fell to ground level. Reason - To widen front…
25/T/00057
2025 Approved
Clive Lodge, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AQ
Pine (T1), Hazel (T2), Cherry (T3) section fell to ground level. Reason - To widen front…
25/T/00057
2024 Withdrawn
Clive Lodge, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AQ
Alteration and refurbishment of the stables to Clive Lodge.
24/P/01816
2024 Withdrawn
Clive Lodge, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AQ
Listed Building Consent for alteration and refurbishment of the stables to Clive Lodge.
24/P/01817
2024 Withdrawn
Clive Lodge, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AQ
Alteration and refurbishment of the stables to Clive Lodge.
24/P/01816
2024 Withdrawn
Clive Lodge, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AQ
Listed Building Consent for alteration and refurbishment of the stables to Clive Lodge.
24/P/01817
2024 Refused
Hunters Moon, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Listed Building Consent for a single story side extension which would link studio to main…
24/P/00884
2024 Refused
Hunters Moon, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Single story side extension which would link studio to main house, together with internal…
24/P/00883
2024 Refused
Hunters Moon, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Listed Building Consent for a single story side extension which would link studio to main…
24/P/00884
2024 Refused
Hunters Moon, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Single story side extension which would link studio to main house, together with internal…
24/P/00883
2024 Approved
Betswy Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Rear porch extension
24/P/00887
2024 Approved
Betswy Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Listed Building Consent for a rear porch extension
24/P/00888
2024 Approved
Betswy Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Rear porch extension
24/P/00887
2024 Approved
Betswy Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Listed Building Consent for a rear porch extension
24/P/00888
2024 Withdrawn
Betswy Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a larger porch.
24/P/00786
2024 Withdrawn
Betswy Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a larger porch.
24/P/00786
2022 Approved
Betswy Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Erection of garden room outbuilding following demolition of existing shed.
22/P/01956
2022 Approved
Betswy Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Erection of garden room outbuilding following demolition of existing shed.
22/P/01956
2022 Withdrawn
Betswy Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a timber garden room following demolition of…
22/P/01510
2022 Withdrawn
Betswy Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Listed Building Consent for the erection of a timber garden room following demolition of…
22/P/01510
2019 Approved
Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Corner of Church Lane: Re-coppice over age stools on bank. Yew Tree Cottage: Reduce by 30…
19/T/00007
2019 Approved
Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Corner of Church Lane: Re-coppice over age stools on bank. Yew Tree Cottage: Reduce by 30…
19/T/00007
2018 Approved
St Peter And St Paul's Church, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Proposed construction of two low walls within churchyard for mounting burial plaques in n…
18/P/00615
2016 Approved
Hunters Moon, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Listed Building Consent for single storey side (north) extension following demolition of…
16/P/01004
2016 Approved
Hunters Moon, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Single storey side / rear (north) extension following demolition of existing additions at…
16/P/01003
Guildford
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#292 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.