Land to east of William IV, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/00277 - Full Application Refused
Commercial & major works

Proposal

Creation of a new car park with associated access, road alterations including bollards and landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Validated
2 Mar 2026
✓
Received
3 Mar 2026
✓
Consultation
13 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
29 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 21

Statements & assessments 4

PDF Heritage statement Application Document · 24 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural report Application Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary ecological appraisal & biodiversity net gain baseline report Application Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning statement Application Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Parking cgi Drawing · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Wiv/pad1.2b Amended block plan Drawing · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Wiv/pad1.1a Amended location plan Drawing · 4 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape implementation & management plan Application Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Wiv/dd1.3 Proposed parking surface aa section & photographs Drawing · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 3

PDF Surrey wildlife trust - comment Correspondence · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Surrey highways - comment Correspondence · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Surrey highways - comment Correspondence · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗

Other documents 8

PDF Road safety audit Application Document · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Road safety audit Application Document · 12 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Road safety audit Application Document · 12 May 2026 View ↗
PDF Name hidden Show Correspondence · 26 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Correspondence · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗
PDF Surrey hills national landscape planning adviser Correspondence · 24 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed truckpave surfaces schedule Application Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Highways technical note technical note Application Document · 3 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Grade II listed: King William Iv Public House
List entry 1377783 · 2 m away
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 ↗
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.
Read the government guidance ↗
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Albury Heath built-up area; Priority habitat 32 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land 36 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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.

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
GU5 9DG
Received
3 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Mar 2026
Ward
Tillingbourne
Parish
Shere
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Simon Best Associates Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 149 days from validation, 83 days slower than Guildford's median of 66 for full applications. Refused, as 13% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
579decided in the last year

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

Public comments

151comments received
72 objecting79 supporting

52% support · above the UK average of 16%

154 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14745067
Planning Portal ref
PP-14745067
Neighbours
14 Jul 2026
Consultation
13 Mar 2026
Comments by
4 Apr 2026
Committee
22 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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Elm End Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
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2025 Approved
Hurtwood View Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Proposed rear ground and first floor extension.
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2025 Approved
Elm End Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Proposed single storey rear and first floor extensions and insertion of rooflights, follo…
25/P/00835
2025 Approved
Hurtwood View Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Proposed rear ground and first floor extension.
25/P/00834
2025 Approved
Walnut, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Erection of detached garage following demolition of existing garage
25/P/00881
2025 Approved
Walnut, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Erection of detached garage following demolition of existing garage
25/P/00881
2024 Approved
Pear Tree Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Proposed part conversion of garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the main dwell…
24/P/01321
2024 Approved
Pear Tree Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Proposed part conversion of garage to habitable accommodation ancillary to the main dwell…
24/P/01321
2023 Approved
Builders Yard, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Proposed addition of a single storey rear extension to each of the three approved dwellin…
23/P/01768
2023 Approved
Builders Yard, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Proposed addition of a single storey rear extension to each of the three approved dwellin…
23/P/01768
2023 Approved
Midfield, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Variation of conditions no 2 (drawing numbers) and no 3 (external finishes) of applicatio…
23/P/00382
2023 Approved
Midfield, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Variation of conditions no 2 (drawing numbers) and no 3 (external finishes) of applicatio…
23/P/00382
2022 Approved
Hawthorn Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Listed Building Consent for a new brick boundary wall with trellis following removal of e…
22/P/01301
2022 Approved
Hawthorn Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Listed Building Consent for a new brick boundary wall with trellis following removal of e…
22/P/01301
2022 Approved
Summer Breeze, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission 20/P/00298, approved on 06/04/…
22/P/00356
2022 Approved
Summer Breeze, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Variation of condition 2 (drawings) of planning permission 20/P/00298, approved on 06/04/…
22/P/00356
2021 Approved
Midfield, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Erection of single storey and two storey link attached extensions and new external treatm…
21/P/02147
2021 Refused
Hurtwood View Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Erection of a timber framed double garage.
21/P/02708
2020 Approved
Summer Breeze, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Demolish existing garage and re-build in new position.
20/P/00298
2020 Approved
Summer Breeze, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Demolish existing garage and re-build in new position.
20/P/00298
2018 Approved
The Old Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and remedial works to the main house com…
18/P/01778
2018 Approved
The Old Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Proposed conversion of garage to artist's studio and storage area with insertion of roof…
18/P/01777
2018 Refused
The Old Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Listed Building Consent for single storey rear extension incorporating new door opening f…
18/P/01087
2018 Refused
The Old Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Single storey rear extension incorporating new door opening following demolition of exist…
18/P/01086
2016 Refused
Merrywind, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
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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
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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