Planning application
The Folly, Backside Common, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3EB
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 lawful commencement of development approved under 23/P/00793 has occurred before the 6th February 2027.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/01404
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/01404
- Type
- Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Worplesdon
- Parish
- Worplesdon
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU3 3EB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/P/00837 Awaiting decision
The Folly, Backside Common, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3EB
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (Approved Drawings) to substitute revised drawings showing a traditional oak-framed barn dwelling in place of the previously approved design of planning permission Ref: 23/P/00793 for the 'Erection of replacement dwelling.'
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Guildford
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7 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 8 January 2026, 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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The Folly, Backside Common, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3EB
84% historically approved · decision due ~13 Aug
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (Approved Drawings) to substitute revised drawings showing a traditional oak-framed barn dwelling in place of the previously approved design of planning permission Ref: 23/P/00793 for the 'Erection of replacement dwelling.'
Awaiting decision Full applications 12 docsDomestic
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