Follyfoot Farm, Guildford Lane, Albury, Guilford, GU5 9BG Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/01111 - C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev Registered
Solar & renewables

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the installation of solar panels on pitched roof of existing dwelling would be lawful Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Oct 2026, from Guildford's recent lawful development certificates.

Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning statement Application Document · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF 26/08/01 Location plan Drawing · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 26/08/02 Block plan Drawing · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 26/08/05 Existing & proposed south elevation Drawing · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 26/08/06 Proposed site layout, roof plan, & aa section Drawing · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form redacted Application Form · 18 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.
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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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 153 m away: Colyers Hanger SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Albury built-up area; Priority habitat 42 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 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,825,000 in August 2023. Other property, freehold.

31 August 2023£1,825,000Recorded 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 area121 m² (1,302 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (58 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
Postcode
GU5 9BG
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Tillingbourne
Parish
Albury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Town & Country Planning Solutions

Decision outlook

Day 51 of the 56-day target. Guildford usually decides lawful development certificates by day 55.

Day 515 days to the 56-day target
58%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
177decided in the last year

Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by Guildford in the last twelve months, from validation. Guildford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15166475
Planning Portal ref
PP-15166475
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Down Cottage, 6 Guildford Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9BG
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24/P/01780
2024 Approved
Down Cottage, 6 Guildford Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9BG
Single storey side extension following demolition of existing conservatory and summerhous…
24/P/01780
2025 Approved
Down Cottage, 6 Guildford Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9BG
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the land and buildings to…
25/P/00202
2025 Approved
Down Cottage, 6 Guildford Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9BG
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the land and buildings to…
25/P/00202
2017 Approved
Dalton Hill, Guildford Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9BG
Single storey bay window extensions.
17/P/00131
2017 Approved
Dalton Hill, Guildford Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9BG
Single storey bay window extensions.
17/P/00131
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
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

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.