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The Folly, Backside Common, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3EB

Granted Guildford 25/P/01404 Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.

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.

  • 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.'

    Submitted 18 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Oct 2025

    Received by Guildford

  2. 7 Nov 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 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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What 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • The Folly, Backside Common, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3EB

    26/P/00837 Submitted 18 Jun 2026 0m away

    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 docs
    Domestic

In Guildford

  • 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