The Spinney, 16 Pilgrims Way, Guildford, GU4 8AD

1. 20 Feb 2023

   Received by Guildford

2. 8 Mar 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 17 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

• Hill Path, 19 Pilgrims Way, Puttenham, Guildford, GU4 8AD

  25/D/00135 Submitted 16 Sep 2025 0m away

  Discharge of condition 3 (self-build dwelling), 5 (energy), 7 (boundary treatment), 8 (cycle and parking ), 9 (waste and recycling) and 10 (water efficiency) of planning application 25/P/00303. Approved 02/07/2025.

  Granted Conditions New dwelling 7 docs
  Domestic

• Cyder Cottage, 9 Pilgrims Way, Guildford, GU4 8AD

  26/P/01068 Submitted 7 Aug 2026 30m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct

  Garage conversion and erection of car port with associated minor landscaping and driveway alterat...

  Awaiting decision 9 docs

• 15 Clifford Manor Road, Guildford, GU4 8AG

  21/N/00080 Submitted 5 Jul 2021 171m away

  Non Material Amendment re 17/P/01449 approved 29/11/2017 for the removal of windows on both elevations and alteration to the pitched roof.

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 10 docs

• 11 Clifford Manor Road, Guildford, GU4 8AG

  24/P/01189 Submitted 8 Aug 2024 171m away

  Proposed new front boundary wall, entrance with new crossover, gates, landscaping & bike storage shed.

  Granted Full applications 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 22 Chantry View Road, Guildford, GU1 3XS

  24/P/01572 Submitted 28 Oct 2024 176m away

  Single storey front extension, single storey rear extension, rear storage cupboard and changes to fenestration, following removal of conservatory and greenhouse.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 19 docs
  Small domestic

• Chantry Lodge, Pilgrims Way, Guildford, GU4 8AW

  20/P/02217 Submitted 23 Dec 2020 190m away

  Proposed alteration to existing roof to change section of flat roof to rear to a pitched roof with hip.

  Granted Full applications 14 docs

• 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