Planning application
Christ Church, Waterden Road, Guildford GU1 2AZ
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Installation of solar panels to the Church, Church hall and link roof.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/01479
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/01479
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Appeal Received
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refuse
- Received
- 29 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 5 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU1 2AZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Oct 2025
Received by Guildford
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5 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Appeal: 6013257 (Appeal Started)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Nye Saunders Ltd. (Chartered Architects). Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
- Officer report
- Decision notice
- Application form
- Location plan
- Covering letter for proposal
- Heritage, design & access statement
- Roof condition & structural statement
- Location and block plan
- Existing church floor and roof plan
- Existing church hall floor and roof plan
- Existing church elevation
- Existing church hall elevation
- Existing church hall elevation
- Existing church sections
- Existing church hall section
- Existing street scene
- Proposed church floor and roof plan
- Proposed church hall floor and roof plan
- Proposed church elevation
- Proposed church hall elevation
- Proposed church hall elevation
- Proposed church sections
- Proposed church hall section
- Proposed street scene
- Existing & proposed viewpoints of solar pv panels
- Key plan
- Proposed typical indicative church mounted solar panel plan, section & elevation
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