68 Whitemore Road, Guildford, GU1 1QU

1. 23 Jun 2021

   Received by Guildford

2. 2 Sep 2021

   Decision issued: Refuse

3. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.

Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.

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

• 16 Whitemore Road, Guildford, GU1 1QT

  21/P/00873 Submitted 21 Apr 2021 66m away

  Single storey side and rear extension following demolition of outbuilding.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 30 Whitemore Road, Guildford, GU1 1QT

  23/P/00363 Submitted 1 Mar 2023 66m away

  Erection of a single storey side and rear extension (renewal of planning permission 20/P/01335).

  Granted Full applications Extension 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 139 Woking Road, Guildford, GU1 1QX

  26/P/00973 Submitted 16 Jul 2026 174m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~17 Sep

  Proposed single storey rear extension.

  Awaiting decision Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Verge between Woking Road and Whitemore Road, Guildford, GU1 1QX

  26/P/00809 Submitted 12 Jun 2026 174m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~14 Aug

  Proposed construction and operation of a micro energy storage system, known as a battery box.

  Decided

• 84 Old Farm Road, Guildford, GU1 1QR

  24/P/01422 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 176m away

  To erect a first floor rear extension, a single storey front extension, to increase the number of bedrooms in a house of multiple occupations from 8 bedrooms 10 persons to 13 bedrooms 13 persons and for the siting of a caravan for storage use ancillary to the main house.

  Refused Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 79 Old Farm Road, Guildford, GU1 1QR

  19/W/00095 Submitted 30 Oct 2019 176m away

  Prior notification for a single storey 6.00 metre rear extension 3.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.970 metres

  Granted Extension 6 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