93 London Road, Guildford, GU1 1YT Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/00288 - Advertisement Approved

Proposal

Advertisement consent to display 7 x non-illuminated shopfront signs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Consultation
20 Mar 2026
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Approved
28 Apr 2026

Approved on 28 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Aldi Stores Limted Premises licence · in force since 11 Jun 2015 Hours not given on the register
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 31 Mar 2025

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 2

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Lilac Cottage New Inn Farmhouse, Grade II, about 60 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Building

Floor area1,525 m² (16,415 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 15)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Advertisement
Postcode
GU1 1YT
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Burpham
Parish
Burpham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Apr 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
28 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Avison Young

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 86% of signs and adverts here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14699491
Planning Portal ref
PP-14699491
Neighbours
19 Mar 2026
Consultation
20 Mar 2026
Comments by
11 Apr 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

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.