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26/P/01208 - C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev Registered

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of a void to habitable accommodation together with a new external door, 4 windows and alteration of access steps following removal of existing door and window would be lawful. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Sept 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Nov 2026 and 24 Nov 2026, from Guildford's recent extensions.

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
Conservation area 35 m away: Wey and Godalming Navigations; National landscape 329 m away: Surrey Hills; Inside the Guildford built-up area; Green belt 35 m away: London; Priority habitat 46 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 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.

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
Postcode
GU2 4DN
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
St Nicolas
Parish
Friary & St. Nicolas
Case officer
Show
Applicant
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Agent
Robin Parr Chartered Architectural Technologist

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Guildford usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
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 28 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15186278
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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