20A Woodside Road, Guildford, GU2 8HH Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/00569 - C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev Approved

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation including hip to gable, rear dormer with 2 no. rear facing windows and 3 no. rooflights would be lawful. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Guildford built-up area.
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.

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
Postcode
GU2 8HH
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Westborough
Parish
Westborough
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mitchell Evans LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 66 days from validation, 10 days slower than Guildford's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
591decided 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 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14889462
Planning Portal ref
PP-14889462
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

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