Ladymead WTW to Pewley Hill Service Data via plota.co.uk

26/S/00003 - EIA Scoping Approved

Proposal

Request for EIA Screening Opinion and Informal Notification of Development Under Permitted Development Rights: Proposed construction of the Ladymead WTW to Pewley Hill Reservoir potable water transfer pipeline as part of the Thames Water AMP8 Capital Deliveries Framework. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 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 ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Local nature reserve 436 m away: Riverside Park; Inside the Guildford built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · 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
EIA Scoping
Postcode
GU1 1DL
Received
8 Jul 2026
Validated
8 Jul 2026
Ward
Stoke
Parish
Stoke
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Aug 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
21 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 75 days from validation, 55 days slower than Guildford's median of 20 for eia screening and scoping opinions. Approved, as 96% of eia screening and scoping opinions here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
1,357decided in the last year

Plota live figures for eia screening and scoping opinions decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent eia screening and scoping opinions in Guildford to go on. Guildford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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