22 Gosden Hill Road, Guildford, GU4 7JE

1. 24 Oct 2025

   Received by Guildford

2. 4 Nov 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 11 Feb 2026

   Decision issued: Approve

4. 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

• 24 Gosden Hill Road, Guildford, GU4 7JE

  23/P/00088 Submitted 23 Jan 2023 0m away

  Proposed front porch, two storey side extension, single storey rear extension following demolition of side and rear extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 14 docs
  Small domestic

• 15 Glendale Drive, Guildford, GU4 7HX

  25/T/00239 Submitted 8 Oct 2025 84m away

  Mature Ash (T1 Fraxinus excelsior) - crown reduce by up to 3 metres in height and width (Tree Preservation Order no. 13 of 2011).

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• 6 Glendale Drive, Guildford, GU4 7HX

  23/P/00294 Submitted 20 Feb 2023 84m away

  Proposed new porch, erection of a two storey side extension together with repairs to roof of main dwelling following removal of existing structures to the side of property (revision to planning application 22/P/00660).

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Glendale Drive, Guildford, GU4 7HX

  23/P/00272 Submitted 15 Feb 2023 84m away

  Proposed two-storey side/rear extension, single-storey rear extension together with relocation of front door following demolition of garage

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 37 Glendale Drive, Guildford, GU4 7HZ

  26/W/00036 Submitted 16 Jun 2026 155m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~11 Aug

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

  Decided Extension
  Small domestic

• 37 Glendale Drive, Guildford, GU4 7HZ

  26/P/01016 Submitted 27 Jul 2026 155m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.

  Awaiting decision Extension Demolition 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 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/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
• 26/P/00453 Refused

  Appletons, Greta Bank, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HH

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing development to establish whether the erection of a single storey rear extension is now lawful.

  8 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00389 Refused

  1 Hops End, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AE

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the extension of garden area including demolition of existing boundary wall, erection of new boundary wall, replacement of existing garage style door with bi-fold doors and use of parking area for garden use would be lawful.

  25 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00608 Granted

  Glebe House, Church Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RU

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing building work to confirm that planning permission 99/P/01819 (Appendix 1) was implemented within the statutory three-year time frame and is therefore extant, allowing the construction of the garage to continue lawfully.

  5 May 2026 Lawful development