Planning application
67 - 71 North Street and 16 Market Street, Guildford, GU1 4LB
Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Windows or glazing
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of the existing building to provide 5 no. new residential flats above reconfigured ground floor commercial units, together with the formation of a new lightwell, installation of rooflights, replacement windows, creation of a new residential entrance, and associated works including provision of rooftop amenity space, refuse storage and cycle storage.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/01661
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/01661
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU1 4LB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Guildford
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18 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Guildford took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
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Metropolis Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
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