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Oxto Energy Limited, First Floor Rear, 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ

Granted Guildford 24/W/00105 Office to residential

Works: New dwelling

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 convert the first floor to 2 x 1 bedroom residential flats.

As published by the council, reference 24/W/00105

Application record

Reference
24/W/00105
Type
Office to residential
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
21 Oct 2024
Validated
21 Oct 2024
Decided
17 Jan 2025
Ward
Castle
Parish
Castle
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU1 3AJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Guildford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/D/00036 Granted

    Oxto Energy Limited, First Floor Rear, 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ

    Discharge of condition 4 (ventilation system) of planning permission 24/W/00105, approved on 16/0...

    Decided 2 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Oct 2024

    Received by Guildford

  2. 17 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Allen Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Salisbury

Active · incorporated 2011 · Salisbury

132 applications on PlanIndex · across 41 councils · 77% granted

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Documents

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24 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Guildford granted permission on 17 January 2025, 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Site at Second Floor (Front), 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ

    24/W/00104 Submitted 21 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use of Class E space to form 3 apartments.

    Refused New dwelling 18 docs
    Several homes

  • 171A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ

    24/W/00102 Submitted 21 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use of Class E space to form 6 apartments.

    Refused New dwelling 19 docs
    Several homes

  • 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ

    24/W/00103 Submitted 21 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use of Class E space to form 4 apartments.

    Refused New dwelling 19 docs
    Several homes

  • 165 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ

    19/P/01910 Submitted 5 Nov 2019 50 yards away

    Installation of four glazed tile mosaic murals to the wall of 165 High Street to form public art work in celebration of the quadricentenary of the formation of Abbots Hospital.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 9 docs

  • The Three Pigeons, 169 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ

    24/P/01680 Submitted 18 Nov 2024 50 yards away

    Listed building consent for the removal of external felt, wall tiles and battens, fix metal mesh to wall, replace felt and refix existing tiles and battens.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings 13 docs

  • First Floor Front, 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ

    26/D/00026 Submitted 13 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Discharge of condition 4 (ventilation) of planning permission 25/W/00007 approved 30/3/2025.

    Granted Conditions 12 docs