Land adjacent to, Bavins, Mark Way, Godalming, GU7 2BW Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 25/P/00992
Date received
7 Jul 2025
Date validated
18 Jul 2025
Postcode
GU7 2BW

Description

Erection of a two bedroom dwelling with access off of Mark Way with off street parking (self-build). Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Guildford Planning Committee on 7 Jan 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the dwelling was limited infilling, suitably designed, and would not cause unacceptable harm subject to conditions.
  • Objectors raised concerns about overdevelopment, trees, Green Belt policy, amenity, ecology, construction and highway safety; supporters described the scheme as modest and suitable.
  • The committee approved the application by 11 votes to 1, with one member not taking part in the debate or vote.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Guildford's committee minutes of 7 Jan 2026.

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 7

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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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
National landscape 172 m away: Surrey Hills; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Farncombe built-up area; Priority habitat 21 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 listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 22 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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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%).

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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