27 Testard Road, Guildford, GU2 4JU

1. 22 Jan 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

2. 23 Jan 2026

   Received by Guildford

3. 11 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Approve

4. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 7 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4JX

  21/P/01434 Submitted 29 Jun 2021 72m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a loft conversion incorporating a rear dormer would be lawful.

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 12 docs

• 8 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4JX

  07/P/00520 Submitted 12 Mar 2007 72m away

  Single storey rear conservatory. (as amended by plans received 26/04/07)

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 23 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4JX

  26/P/00745 Submitted 3 Jun 2026 72m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~29 Jul

  Alterations to the front boundary and garden area to provide one off-street parking space.

  Awaiting decision

• Hillside, 8 Wherwell Road, Guildford, GU2 4JR

  26/P/00913 Submitted 7 Jul 2026 86m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~1 Sep

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establsh whether a hip to gable roof conver...

  Awaiting decision Loft or dormer 12 docs

• 19 Wherwell Road, Guildford, GU2 4JR

  26/N/00035 Submitted 5 May 2026 87m away

  Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/P/00868 approved 29/10/2025 to change the description of development to include the insertion of additional 1st floor window to south elevation and to amend condition 2 to include the amended plans.

  Granted Amendments Windows or glazing 12 docs

• 1 Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4RG

  26/P/01026 Submitted 28 Jul 2026 120m away

  86% historically approved · decision due ~24 Sep

  Retrofit and extension of existing office building, including external alterations, roof level pl...

  Awaiting decision Extension 54 docs

• 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