58-59 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4AH Data via plota.co.uk

25/W/00088 - Retail to residential Approved

Proposal

Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class G 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), or betting office or pay day loan shop to mixed use including up to two flats (Use Class C3) to convert the first floor of a betting shop to a one bedroom flat. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Dec 2025
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Consultation
12 Dec 2025
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Approved
29 Jan 2026

Approved on 29 Jan 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 14

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Officer report Report · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision notice Decision · 29 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 9

PDF 2226_001 Site location plan Drawing · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 2226_013 Proposed rear elevation Drawing · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 2226_012 Proposed front elevation Drawing · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 2226_008 Exisiting rear elevation Drawing · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 2226_007 Exisiting front elevation Drawing · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 2226_005 Exisiting floor plans Drawing · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 2226_003 Proposed block plan Drawing · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 2226_002 Exisiting block plan Drawing · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF 2226_002 Bre daylight sunlight amenity study analysis report Drawing · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application form - redacted Application Form · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 2

PDF Surrey highways - comment Correspondence · 23 Dec 2025 View ↗
PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Correspondence · 15 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Registered park or garden 17 m away: The Jellicoe Roof Garden, Guildford
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Scheduled monument 110 m away: Medieval undercroft at 72/74 High Street
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
32 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 17, North Street, Grade II, 32 m away · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 29 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 32 with distances
Historic England ↗
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

Checked on 7 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.

Building

Floor area147 m² (1,582 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 67)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2022, 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
Retail to residential
Postcode
GU1 4AH
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
1 Dec 2025
Ward
Castle
Parish
Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Feb 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
29 Jan 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Lytle Associates Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 59 days from validation, 20 days slower than Guildford's median of 39 for prior approvals. Approved, as 70% of prior approvals here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
65decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Guildford in the last twelve months, from validation. Guildford decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14458968
Planning Portal ref
PP-14458968
Neighbours
8 Dec 2025
Consultation
12 Dec 2025
Comments by
3 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.