Planning application
Downs Cottage, 4 Swaynes Lane, Guildford, GU1 2XX
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/P/00462 approved 02/05/2024 for window alterations, door alterations and addition of external insulation.
As published by the council, reference 26/N/00029
Application record
- Reference
- 26/N/00029
- Type
- Non-material amendment
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 1 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 13 May 2026
- Ward
- Merrow
- Parish
- Merrow
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU1 2XX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Apr 2026
Received by Guildford
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8 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 May 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 24/P/00462 (Decided)
Who's behind it
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Simon Best Associates Ltd Agent, registered in Guildford
Active · incorporated 2015 · Guildford
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9 documents on file for this application
- Non-material amendment decision
- Application form - redacted
- Application form
- Exisiting and proposed roof plan
- Exisiting and proposed roof plan
- Exisiting and proposed elevations
- Exisiting and proposed elevations
- Exisiting and proposed ground floor plan
- Block and site plan
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 13 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.
About amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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