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Little Hope, 58 Station Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HD

Granted Guildford 25/P/01666 Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use to establish whether the use of the living room, dining room, spare bedroom and supervised use of the kitchen, bathroom and garden at 58 Station Road as a childminding facility for 4 children between the hours of 8am ? 5pm Monday to Friday for 46 weeks of the year does not constitute a material change of use of the dwellinghouse that would require planning permission.

As published by the council, reference 25/P/01666

Application record

Reference
25/P/01666
Type
Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.
Status
Decided
Decision
Approve
Received
10 Dec 2025
Validated
10 Dec 2025
Decided
29 Jan 2026
Ward
Shalford
Parish
Shalford
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU4 8HD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Guildford register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 25/P/01281 Refused

    Little Hope, 58 Station Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HD

    Certificate of lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the use of the living room, dining room, spare bedroom and supervised use of the kitchen and bathroom at 58 Station Road as a child minding facility for 7 children between the hours of 8am to 6pm Monday to Thursday for approximately 46 weeks of the year does not constitute a material change of use that would require planning permission.

    Decided 14 Nov 2025 Lawful development
  • 25/P/01142 Awaiting decision

    Little Hope, 58 Station Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HD

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single-storey log cabin in rear garden following demolition of existing shed and greenhouse would be lawful.

    Submitted 12 Aug 2025 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Dec 2025

    Received by Guildford

  2. 29 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Godalming

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Documents

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8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Guildford granted permission on 29 January 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.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Little Hope, 58 Station Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HD

    25/P/01281 Submitted 19 Sep 2025 0m away

    Certificate of lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the use of the living room, dining room, spare bedroom and supervised use of the kitchen and bathroom at 58 Station Road as a child minding facility for 7 children between the hours of 8am to 6pm Monday to Thursday for approximately 46 weeks of the year does not constitute a material change of use that would require planning permission.

    Refused Lawful development 16 docs
  • Little Hope, 58 Station Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HD

    25/P/01142 Submitted 12 Aug 2025 0m away

    81% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single-storey log cabin in rear garden following demolition of existing shed and greenhouse would be lawful.

    Awaiting decision Lawful development Demolition 24 docs
    Small domestic
  • 15 Station Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HA

    23/P/00255 Submitted 14 Feb 2023 37m away

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a rear dormer window and rooflights on the front elevation would be lawful.

    Split decision Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 12 docs
  • Land at rear of 43-45, Station Road, Shalford, GU4 8HA

    22/P/01776 Submitted 18 Oct 2022 37m away

    Erection of two dwellings and associated parking and amenity space including additional designated parking for 45 Station Road

    Granted Full applications 28 docs
    Several homes
  • 7 Station Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HA

    26/P/00135 Submitted 3 Feb 2026 37m away

    Replacement of existing conservatory roof

    Granted Full applications Extension 8 docs
  • 33 Station Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HA

    26/P/00248 Submitted 25 Feb 2026 37m away

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a hip to gable roof enlargement, L shaped rear dormer, principal elevation rooflight and obscure glazed side window would be lawful.

    Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs

In Guildford

  • 26/P/01161 Awaiting decision

    The Bungalow, Long Reach, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6PG

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of two side extensions and a loft conversion including rear dormer and three front rooflights would be lawful.

    27 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • 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/00808 Refused

    Sandy Farm Business Centre, Sands Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1PX

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a storage building would be lawful.

    11 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/P/00792 Granted

    53 Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 4RF

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the loft conversion to habitable accommodation with insertion of 5 rooflights is lawful.

    10 Jun 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