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LDC,The Charcoal House, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ

Granted Guildford 24/W/00113 Office to residential

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

Proposal

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 1 dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 24/W/00113

Application record

Reference
24/W/00113
Type
Office to residential
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
22 Nov 2024
Validated
22 Nov 2024
Decided
16 Jan 2025
Ward
Tillingbourne
Parish
St. Martha
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU4 8NQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Nov 2024

    Received by Guildford

  2. 16 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Guildford granted permission on 16 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.

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