Sapperton House, Lawbrook Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9QW

1. 19 Jul 2024

   Received by Guildford

2. 5 Aug 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 26 Nov 2024

   Decision issued: Refuse

4. 5 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Guildford refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Willow Cottage, Walking Bottom, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RR

  21/P/01151 Submitted 24 May 2021 359m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of an oak clad outbuilding to be used as a craft studio by the residents of Willow Cottage, following the demolition of an existing garden store, would be lawful.

  Granted Lawful development Demolition 6 docs

• The Hurtwood Inn, Walking Bottom, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RR

  23/T/00080 Submitted 13 Mar 2023 359m away

  T1 - Sycamore - Re pollard tree to previous pollard points as part of ongoing maintenance to the tree (Peaslake Conservation Area).

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• The Chalet, Walking Bottom, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RR

  26/T/00063 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 359m away

  T1 - Beech-Group - Reduce the house side of the beech trees by 2-3m, clear any overhang over the house and clear branches from phone line. The top corner and outer sides are to be blended into the existing crown to leave the trees looking as natural as possible on completion. The field side and overall height is not to be reduced within the spec of this work. T2 - Mixed Group - Hazel, Holly, Prunus, Beech - Reduce the height of trees that run along the boundary between the property and yellow cottage to approximately 1m below the phone line (approximately 15-20m long stretch of trees of 5-6m in height), to re instate informal hedge. Total height of trees once pruned to be approximately 4m in height. T3 - Beech Group (with dead prunus between trees) - Safely remove the dead/dying wild cherry that is situated within the line of beech trees. Crown reduce The two large beach Trees by 2 to 3 m all around to reduce encroachment over garage and neighbouring property and manage height. T4 - Safely remove the heavily leaning Hawthorne tree that leans over the path at the rear of the property and stack all waste in habitat pile by boundary line T5 - Remove significant deadwood (dead branches of over 50mm diameter and 1m long) from the ash tree that is situated on the roadside boundary overhangs the road (Peaslake Conservation Area)..

  Granted Trees 12 docs

• The Hurtwood Inn, Walking Bottom, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RR

  21/T/00186 Submitted 8 Jun 2021 359m away

  T11 -T12 sycamore - fell T13 ash - Remove stumps (Peaslake Conservation Area)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Yellow Cottage, Walking Bottom, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RR

  21/T/00187 Submitted 8 Jun 2021 359m away

  T3 plum - Reduce crown height by 4m and radial spread to the east by 2m with anticipated residual dimensions of crown height 4m and spread of 1m (Peaslake Conservation Area)

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• The Chalet, Walking Bottom, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RR

  21/T/00185 Submitted 8 Jun 2021 359m away

  T1 hawthorn - coppice to 50%, reducing the crown height by approximately 5m to an anticipated crown height of 5m. T2 - Beech remove overhanging branch, lifting canopy to 5-6m (Peaslake Conservation Area)

  Granted Trees 5 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