Planning application
17 South Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the installation of four solar panels to rear roof slope would be lawful.
As published by the council, reference 25/P/01685
Application record
- Reference
- 25/P/01685
- Type
- C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 15 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 23 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU1 3SY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Dec 2025
Received by Guildford
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23 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice map
- Officer report
- Decision notice
- Application form redacted
- Verification of evidence statement
- Site location plan & block plan
- Existing elevations & roof plans
- Proposed elevations & roof plans
- Existing & proposed floor plans
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 23 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.
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