Guildford Lido, Lido Road, Guildford, GU1 1HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/P/00893 - Full Application Registered

Proposal

Construction of 2 no. covered doubles padel courts with associated infrastructure and landscaping and installation of CCTV following demolition of an existing building and mini-golf course. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
1 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
14 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 8 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 87.

The consultation period closed on 2 Sept 2026.

Documents 31

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Local nature reserve 185 m away: Riverside Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Guildford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Guildford
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
GU1 1HB
Received
1 Jul 2026
Validated
14 Jul 2026
Ward
Stoke
Parish
Stoke
Case officer
Show
Target decision
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Harwood Savin Planning Solutions Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 87, past the statutory target. 72% of commercial premises in Guildford are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 13 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 8731 days past the 56-day target
39%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
49decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
2 objecting1 supporting

67% object · below the UK average of 74%

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15045938
Planning Portal ref
PP-15045938
Neighbours
29 Sept 2026
Consultation
24 Jul 2026
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
12 Aug 2026
Committee
18 Nov 2026
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