Timbertop, Cranley Road, Guildford, GU1 2JS

1. 12 Nov 2019

   Received by Guildford

2. 30 Dec 2019

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 18 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 24a Cranley Road, Guildford, GU1 2JS

  07/P/00642 Submitted 22 Mar 2007 0m away

  Retrospective application for the erection of a rear conservatory.

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs

• 63 Cranley Road, Guildford, GU1 2JW

  21/D/00068/1 Submitted 21 May 2021 66m away

  Discharge of conditions 5 (water efficiency) and 6 (external materials) of planning permission 20/P/01594, approved on 08/04/2021.

  Granted Conditions 9 docs

• 15A Pit Farm Road, Guildford, GU1 2JL

  26/P/00181 Submitted 11 Feb 2026 110m away

  Two storey front and rear extensions together with increasing roof height and insertion of roof lights with rear dormer window.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 15 docs

• 12 Cranley Close, Guildford, GU1 2JN

  23/P/00160 Submitted 31 Jan 2023 121m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether an infill ground floor extension with mono pitch roof and alterations to rear elevation fenestration at ground floor level would be lawful.

  Refused Lawful development Extension Windows or glazing 11 docs

• 8 Cranley Close, Guildford, GU1 2JN

  21/P/01542 Submitted 13 Jul 2021 121m away

  Conversion of the roof space to provide one additional bedroom with en-suite bathroom, the addition of a front and rear dormer window, together with the addition of a roof window at the rear following removal of the chimney stack..

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 18 docs

• 4 Cranley Close, Guildford, GU1 2JN

  21/P/01351 Submitted 18 Jun 2021 121m away

  Part two part single storey rear extension together with a single storey side extension following demolition of existing garage.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/P/01161 Awaiting decision

  The Bungalow, Long Reach, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6PG

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of two side extensions and a loft conversion including rear dormer and three front rooflights would be lawful.

  27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00423 Granted

  Misty Hill, Catteshall Lane, Unsted, Godalming, GU7 1UP

  Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the use began more than 10 years before the date of this application.The building works (for instance, building or engineering works) were substantially completed more than four years before the date of this application and the change of use to use as a single dwelling house began more than four years before the date of this application is lawful.

  31 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00808 Refused

  Sandy Farm Business Centre, Sands Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1PX

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a storage building would be lawful.

  11 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00792 Granted

  53 Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 4RF

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the loft conversion to habitable accommodation with insertion of 5 rooflights is lawful.

  10 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00441 Refused

  26 Harvey Road, Guildford, GU1 3SE

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the formation of a permeable hardstanding within the front curtilage, minor regrading of existing ground levels to accommodate the natural slope of the site and improve visibility, installation of a permeable sub-base and surface treatment to allow for the infiltration of surface water within the site, alteration to the existing boundary treatment (limited to the formation of an opening to facilitate access) and associated edge treatments would be lawful.

  7 Apr 2026 Lawful development