First Floor, 208 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3JB Data via plota.co.uk

26/W/00058 - Office to residential Approved

Proposal

Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permi... Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Consultation
4 Sept 2026
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Approved
13 Oct 2026

Approved on 13 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: 206 and 208, High Street
List entry 1294981 · 2 m away · 38 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 34 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Guildford Town Centre 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 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. 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
Office to residential
Postcode
GU1 3JB
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Castle
Case officer
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Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Town Planning Expert

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 9 days faster than Guildford's median of 64 for changes of use. Approved, as 70% of changes of use here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
44decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

15 neighbours consulted · Last counted 13 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15017356
Planning Portal ref
PP-15017356
Neighbours
24 Sept 2026
Consultation
4 Sept 2026
Comments by
26 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
4 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

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