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164 Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9RX

Refused Guildford 25/P/01267 C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness to establish whether the proposed change of use from C3 (dwelling house) to a C2 (residential institution) children's home for up to three children, with a manager and three carer's, two of whom would stay overnight, working on a rota basis is lawful.

As published by the council, reference 25/P/01267

Application record

Reference
25/P/01267
Type
C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
16 Sep 2025
Validated
16 Sep 2025
Decided
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Stoughton South
Parish
Stoughton South
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU2 9RX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Guildford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/P/01439 Awaiting decision

    164 Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9RX

    Change use of a dwelling (Class C3a) to a children's home for up to three children, with a manager and three carers, two of whom would stay overnight, working on a rota basis (C2).

    Submitted 22 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Sep 2025

    Received by Guildford

  2. 17 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, registered in Church Lench

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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

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.

About lawful development applications

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • 164 Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9RX

    25/P/01439 Submitted 22 Oct 2025 0m away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~17 Dec

    Change use of a dwelling (Class C3a) to a children's home for up to three children, with a manager and three carers, two of whom would stay overnight, working on a rota basis (C2).

    Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docs
    Domestic
  • 170 Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9RX

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In Guildford

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    31 Mar 2026 Lawful development
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    7 Apr 2026 Lawful development