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 64 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Metropolis Planning Agent, a planning consultancy registered in London
Active · incorporated 2024 · London
85 applications on PlanIndex · across 17 councils · 84% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
38 documents on file for this application
- Refuse & recycling - comment
- Amended existing first floor plan
- Surrey highways - comment
- Climate change energy statement questionnaire
- Planning statement
- Covering letter
- Existing ground floor plan
- Superseded existing first floor plan
- Existing second floor plan
- Existing roof plan
- Existing north street elevation
- Existing market street elevation.
- Existing section a-a
- Existing section b-b
- Existing section c-c
- Existing section d-d
- Proposed ground floor plan
- Proposed second floor plan
- Proposed second floor plan
- Proposed north street elevation
- Proposed market street elevation
- Proposed section a-a.
- Proposed section b-b
- Proposed section c-c
- Proposed section d-d
- Location plan
- Windows type schedule.
- Detail window type 1
- Detail window type 2
- Detail window type 3
- Detail window type 4
- Proposed first floor plan
- Proposed first floor plan mezzanine
- Application form
- Design and access statement
- Internal daylight assessment
- Location plan
- Environmental noise survey and noise impact assessment report
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Guildford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Guildford decided full applications in a median of 89 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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