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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
Granted As published: 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: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/P/00837 Granted

    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 (appro...

    Decided 14 Oct 2026

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

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 23/P/00793 (Decided)

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

12 documents on file for this application

  • Decision notice map Decision · 12 Jan 2026
  • Decision notice Decision · 12 Jan 2026
  • Officer report Report · 12 Jan 2026
  • Statutory declaration Application Document · 07 Nov 2025
  • Planning letter Application Document · 07 Nov 2025
  • Supporting statement Application Document · 07 Nov 2025
  • 23p00793 planning approval Application Document · 22 Oct 2025
  • 24p00665 decision notice Application Document · 22 Oct 2025
  • 23p00793 discharge of conditions Application Document · 22 Oct 2025
  • Application form Application Form · 22 Oct 2025
  • Location plan Drawing · 22 Oct 2025
  • Commencement photos Photo · 22 Oct 2025

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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.

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