20A Woodside Road, Guildford, GU2 8HH

1. 10 Sep 2025

   Received by Guildford

2. 16 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Withdrawn

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The applicant withdrew this application before the council decided it, so it carries no planning weight and no fee refund is automatic. Withdrawal often follows officer feedback that a refusal was likely.

The applicant is free to submit a revised application at any time, and many withdrawn schemes return in amended form, so the site is worth watching if the proposal affected you.

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

• 37 Woodside Road, Guildford, GU2 8HH

  25/P/01318 Submitted 29 Sep 2025 0m away

  Change of use from an existing dwelling house under C3 to a 7 bedroom HMO under Sui Generis with the addition of a single storey rear extension together with changes to the first floor fenestration.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 37 Woodside Road, Guildford, GU2 8HH

  26/D/00040 Submitted 9 Mar 2026 0m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~4 May

  Discharge of conditions 3 (Nature conservation enhancement scheme), 4 (Bins and Cycle storage), 6 (Sustainable travel), 7 (Cycle facilities) and 8 (EV Fast charging) of planning permission 25/P/01318 approved 3/2/2026.

  Awaiting decision Conditions 5 docs

• 20A Woodside Road, Guildford, GU2 8HH

  26/P/00569 Submitted 27 Apr 2026 0m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation including hip to gable, rear dormer with 2 no. rear facing windows and 3 no. rooflights would be lawful.

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 11 docs

• 82 Foxburrows Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8HZ

  25/P/01177 Submitted 21 Aug 2025 129m away

  Proposed Cattery, comprising of a 10 pen wooden cattery unit, 2 pen uPVC cattery unit, 1 pen wooden isolation unit and a wooden Kitchen and Storeroom unit.

  Refused Full applications 18 docs

• 12 Vernon Way, Guildford, GU2 8DD

  26/P/00313 Submitted 10 Mar 2026 146m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the change of use from C3 dwelling to a 5 bed HMO C4 dwelling together with a single storey rear extension would be lawful.

  Withdrawn Lawful development Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Vernon Way, Guildford, GU2 8DD

  25/P/01143 Submitted 13 Aug 2025 146m away

  Erection of two storey side (front and rear) extension and single storey rear extension and changes to fenestration following demolition of rear conservatory together with replacement timber gates (Part Retrospective)

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition +1 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 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