Connaught House, Portsmouth Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7JY Data via plota.co.uk

26/W/00049 - Office to residential Awaiting decision

Proposal

Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to convert the existing building into 20no. residential units Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
24 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 77.

The consultation period closed on 2 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Send built-up area; 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.

Building

Floor area1,532 m² (16,490 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 59)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 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
Office to residential
Postcode
GU23 7JY
Received
24 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Send & Lovelace
Parish
Send
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Boyer Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 77, past Guildford's usual 64 days for changes of use. 73% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 23 Oct 2026.

Day 7714 days to the 91-day target
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

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15086625
Planning Portal ref
PP-15086625
Neighbours
29 Jul 2026
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Guildford
Planning Authority Score
1/10
Poor
#292 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

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.