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243 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BJ

Granted Guildford 23/W/00017 Office to residential

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to create 1no. dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 23/W/00017

Application record

Reference
23/W/00017
Type
Office to residential
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
6 Mar 2023
Validated
6 Mar 2023
Decided
26 Apr 2023
Ward
Holy Trinity
Parish
Holy Trinity
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU1 3BJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Guildford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/W/00011 Granted

    243 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BJ

    Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to create 1no. dwelling.

    Decided 31 Mar 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Mar 2023

    Received by Guildford

  2. 26 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Guildford granted permission on 26 April 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Guildford's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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