16 Mansel Close, Guildford, GU2 9RF

1. 20 Feb 2023

   Received by Guildford

2. 6 Mar 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Refuse

4. 18 Aug 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

• 17 Mansel Close, Guildford, GU2 9RF

  25/P/01671 Submitted 11 Dec 2025 0m away

  Proposed new driveway and dropped kerb.

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• 16 Mansel Close, Guildford, GU2 9RF

  21/P/01550 Submitted 13 Jul 2021 0m away

  Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory and changes to fenestration.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 3 Mansel Close, Guildford, GU2 9RF

  22/P/02139 Submitted 20 Dec 2022 0m away

  Erection of single storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 22 Mansel Close, Guildford, GU2 9RF

  26/P/00280 Submitted 3 Mar 2026 0m away

  Two storey front extension and single storey rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 12 Mansel Close, Guildford, GU2 9RF

  21/P/01243 Submitted 3 Jun 2021 0m away

  First floor front extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 4 docs

• 13 Escombe Drive, Guildford, GU2 9RE

  07/P/00521 Submitted 16 Mar 2007 71m away

  Single storey front extension and conversion of existing garage with pitched roof over. (as amended by plans received 10/04/07)

  Granted Full applications 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