Planning application
79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing development to establish whether planning permission 21/P/02271, approved on 02/11/2022, has been lawfully implemented as shown by the commencement of material operations, including demolition works and alterations to the front garden following discharge of pre-commencement conditions.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/01340
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/01340
- Type
- Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 2 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 25 Nov 2025
- Ward
- St Nicolas
- Parish
- St Nicolas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU2 4BS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 5 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/T/00258 Decided
79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
(T1) Field Maple- Reduce by approx 1.5-2m all round to create a well shaped and balanced crown. ...
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26/P/00415 Awaiting decision
79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
Application under section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act) 1990 Act (as amended) for a variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) of listed building consent 21/P/02272 approved 24/10/2022 (for a proposed change of use from office to residential, conversion of existing undercroft to habitable accommodation, alteration to driveway access and front garden to provide residential parking, single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear office extension, regrading and reinstatement of the rear garden and internal alterations) to allow for internal and external changes including changes to ground floor levels within the existing building and rear extension, changes to fenestration within the existing building and rear extension, changes to the roof of the rear extension, the erection of a bin store, the installation of a boiler flue and air source heat pump, and landscaping changes (description amended 28/05/2026).
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26/P/00414 Awaiting decision
79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (drawing numbers) of planning permission 21/P/02271 approved 02/11/2022 (for a proposed change of use from office to residential, conversion of existing undercroft to habitable accommodation, alteration to driveway access and front garden to provide residential parking, single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear office extension, regrading and reinstatement of the rear garden and internal alterations), to allow for internal and external changes including changes to ground floor levels within the existing building and rear extension, changes to fenestration within the existing building and rear extension, changes to the roof of the rear extension, the erection of a bin store, the installation of a boiler flue and air source heat pump, and landscaping changes (description amended 28/05/2026).
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21/P/00691 Granted
79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
Listed Building Consent for proposed repair works to four chimneys to restore and replace like for like the existing materials to prevent water ingress or structural deterioration of the historic fabric.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Oct 2025
Received by Guildford
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25 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- Decision map
- Delegated officer report
- Decision notice
- Site notice
- Application form redacted
- Photographs
- Location plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 25 November 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 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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79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
90% historically approved · decision due ~26 May
Application under section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act) 1990 Act (as amended) for a variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) of listed building consent 21/P/02272 approved 24/10/2022 (for a proposed change of use from office to residential, conversion of existing undercroft to habitable accommodation, alteration to driveway access and front garden to provide residential parking, single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear office extension, regrading and reinstatement of the rear garden and internal alterations) to allow for internal and external changes including changes to ground floor levels within the existing building and rear extension, changes to fenestration within the existing building and rear extension, changes to the roof of the rear extension, the erection of a bin store, the installation of a boiler flue and air source heat pump, and landscaping changes (description amended 28/05/2026).
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79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
84% historically approved · decision due ~26 May
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (drawing numbers) of planning permission 21/P/02271 approved 02/11/2022 (for a proposed change of use from office to residential, conversion of existing undercroft to habitable accommodation, alteration to driveway access and front garden to provide residential parking, single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear office extension, regrading and reinstatement of the rear garden and internal alterations), to allow for internal and external changes including changes to ground floor levels within the existing building and rear extension, changes to fenestration within the existing building and rear extension, changes to the roof of the rear extension, the erection of a bin store, the installation of a boiler flue and air source heat pump, and landscaping changes (description amended 28/05/2026).
Awaiting decision Full applications Extension Demolition +1 10 docsSmall domestic -
79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
Listed Building Consent for proposed repair works to four chimneys to restore and replace like for like the existing materials to prevent water ingress or structural deterioration of the historic fabric.
Granted Heritage and listed buildings 7 docs -
79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
(T1) Field Maple- Reduce by approx 1.5-2m all round to create a well shaped and balanced crown. ...
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