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26/P/00676 - C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a loft Conversion with rear dormer and 3 no. roof windows would be lawful. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 May 2026
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Validated
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Jul 2026

Approved on 10 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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
Special protection area 471 m away: Thames Basin Heaths; SSSI 471 m away: Whitmoor Common SSSI; Inside the Guildford built-up area; Green belt 84 m away: London.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £425,000 in April 2017. Semi-detached house, freehold.

28 April 2017£425,000
31 May 2000£136,950
14 July 1997£65,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
Postcode
GU1 1NZ
Received
19 May 2026
Validated
2 Jun 2026
Ward
Bellfields & Slyfield
Parish
Bellfields & Slyfield
Case officer
Show
Decision
Approve
Decision date
10 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Loft Designers Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 18 days faster than Guildford's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
584decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14945080
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

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