1 Elmside, Guildford, GU2 7SH

1. 2 Oct 2025

   Received by Guildford

2. 25 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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

• 7 Elmside, Guildford, GU2 7SH

  26/W/00044 Submitted 13 Jul 2026 1m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~7 Sep

  Prior notification for a single storey 5.34 metre rear extension, 3.25 metres in height with an e...

  Awaiting decision Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 The Quadrangle, Guildford, GU2 7TT

  25/W/00084 Submitted 10 Nov 2025 106m away

  Prior notification for a single storey 6.00 metre rear extension, 3.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.95 metres.

  Refused Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 The Quadrangle, Guildford, GU2 7TT

  24/P/01445 Submitted 2 Oct 2024 106m away

  Erection of single storey front extension and first floor rear extension with changes to fenestration

  Refused Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 The Quadrangle, Guildford, GU2 7TT

  25/W/00072 Submitted 17 Sep 2025 106m away

  Prior notification for a single storey 6.00 metre rear extension, 3.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.95 metres following demolition of existing conservatory.

  Refused Extension Demolition 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 38 Elmside, Guildford, GU2 7SJ

  25/P/01393 Submitted 14 Oct 2025 154m away

  Erection of external covered porch to new front door, conversion of non-habitable storeroom to habitable space and alterations to fenestration including relocation of front door.

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 60 The Chase, Guildford, GU2 7UB

  26/P/00493 Submitted 15 Apr 2026 159m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a two storey rear extension together with a single storey side extension would be lawful.

  Granted Lawful development Extension 7 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