Elmwood, 45 Merrow Lane, Guildford, GU4 7LQ Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/01072 - C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev Approved
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey side extension would be lawful Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision notice Decision · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice map Decision · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer report Report · 5 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 6

PDF Location plan Drawing · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block plan Drawing · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ml/26/03 Proposed ground floor plan Drawing · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ml/26/04a Proposed elevations and roof plan Drawing · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ml/26/01 Existing ground floor plan Drawing · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Ml/26/02 Existing elevation and roof plans Drawing · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Guildford built-up area; Priority habitat 38 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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 2

Last sold for £305,000 in May 2004. Detached house, freehold.

10 May 2004£305,000
9 July 1999£173,000

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

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
Postcode
GU4 7LQ
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Burpham
Parish
Burpham
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
marshall arts design

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. 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 6 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15077089
Planning Portal ref
PP-15077089
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

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2019 Approved
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2018 Refused
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2018 Approved
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Single storey side extension, additional rear extension, new dormer and roof lights and c…
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2017 Approved
38 Merrow Lane, Guildford, GU4 7LQ
Proposed single storey side extension. Insertion of a front dormer and new false pitch ro…
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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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

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