Planning application
164 Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9RX
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
- Refused As published: 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.
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by Guildford
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17 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Refuse
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10 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
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Rose Consulting Agent, registered in Church Lench
Active · incorporated 2007 · Church Lench
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice
- Officer report
- Application form redacted
- Existing floor plans
- Good neighbour policy
- Management plan
- Block plan
- Site photograph
- Planning statement
- Proposed floor plans
- Statement of purpose
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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