Planning application
Chilworth Manor, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of a free standing solar array comprising of 167 panels, inverter and three battery storage cabinets.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/01624
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/01624
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 5 May 2026
- Ward
- Tillingbourne
- Parish
- St. Martha
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU4 8NN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/D/00077 Granted
Chilworth Manor, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NN
Discharge of condition 3 (construction transport management plan), 5 (biodiversity net gain asses...
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24/P/01280 Granted
Chilworth Manor, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NN
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow for the intermittent use of the roof of the building for events alongside the retrospective introduction of a guard rail around the roof of the building (as required by Building Regulations) and minor alterations to approved scheme including partial change to the roofing material of planning permission 21/P/02415 approved 07/07/2022 proposed construction of new detached building comprising of wine cellar and tasting room with associated landscaping and car parking.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by Guildford
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5 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Planit Consulting Agent
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
- Doc 3, 5 and 6
- Decision notice
- Officer report
- Surrey wildlife trust
- Bng matrix
- Bng updated
- Surrey wildlife trust comment
- Conservation officer comments
- Arboricultural officer comments
- Heritage statement
- Natural england - comment
- Countryside access officer - comment
- Surrey hills aonb - comment
- Surrey highways - comment
- Application form redacted
- Biodiversity net gain metric datasheet
- Planning statement including design & access statement
- Location plan
- Block plan
- Biodiversity net gain assessment
- Battery enclosure design drawings
- Proposed east-west array side elevations
- Proposed battery enclosure side elevations
- Climate change, energy & sustainable development questionnaire
- Ja 535 product datasheet
- Ja 605 product datasheet
- Proposed panel layout site plan
- Preliminary ecological appraisal & roost assessment
- Solaredge designer report
- Proposed w2 grp walk-in cabinet plans & elevations
- Proposed w3 grp walk-in cabinet plans & elevations
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 5 May 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.
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