38 Guildford Street, Chertsey, KT16 9BE Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use of the first and second floors from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to two self-contained one-bedroom dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the GPDO. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Nov 2026, from recent full applications across the UK.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 43, Guildford Street, Grade II, about 23 m from the postcode pin · 7 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 7 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Chertsey 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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 570 m away: Southampton to London Pipeline Project
The site is about 570 m from the project boundary. Pipeline, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Chertsey built-up area.
Not affected
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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £325,000 in December 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

13 December 2023£325,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area204 m² (2,196 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 46)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2023, 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
Runnymede
Postcode
KT16 9BE
Received
around 25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Case officer
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Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Councils usually decide full applications by day 56.

Day 1442 days to the 56-day target
56%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
93,033decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent full applications in Runnymede to go on. Runnymede decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Oct 2026
Runnymede
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#140 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Runnymede ranks #108 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Runnymede decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #242 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #208 of 296
72%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #108 of 296
36%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #113 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
74 decided (1-9 homes)
82%
Major dwellings approved
11 decided (10+ homes)
55%
Change of use approved
11 decided
661
Total decisions
110 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.

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.