20 Nursery Gardens, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8PA

1. 5 Feb 2026

   Received by Guildford

2. 2 Apr 2026

   Decision issued: Approve

3. 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

• 8 Bourne Close, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8BB

  25/P/01659 Submitted 5 Dec 2025 101m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey rear extension with alterations to fenestrations and addition of rooflights would be lawful.

  Granted Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 46 New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8LW

  21/P/01286 Submitted 8 Jun 2021 139m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development, to establish whether the conversion of existing loft space to habitable accommodation, including one roof light and a rear dormer would be lawful.

  Granted Lawful development Loft or dormer 8 docs

• 6 New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8LW

  24/P/01365 Submitted 17 Sep 2024 139m away

  Single storey rear/side extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 17 New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8LR

  26/P/01139 Submitted 24 Aug 2026 171m away

  87% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct

  Erection of a single-storey side infill extension, alteration of the roof form of the existing re...

  Awaiting decision Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 4 Bradstone Brook Cottages, New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8LS

  25/P/01185 Submitted 27 Aug 2025 183m away

  Single storey front extension together with attached side garage.

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs
  Small domestic

• 70 New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8LU

  23/P/00104 Submitted 24 Jan 2023 251m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation would be lawful.

  Granted Lawful development 13 docs

• 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/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
• 26/P/00453 Refused

  Appletons, Greta Bank, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HH

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing development to establish whether the erection of a single storey rear extension is now lawful.

  8 Apr 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00389 Refused

  1 Hops End, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AE

  Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the extension of garden area including demolition of existing boundary wall, erection of new boundary wall, replacement of existing garage style door with bi-fold doors and use of parking area for garden use would be lawful.

  25 Mar 2026 Lawful development
• 26/P/00608 Granted

  Glebe House, Church Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RU

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing building work to confirm that planning permission 99/P/01819 (Appendix 1) was implemented within the statutory three-year time frame and is therefore extant, allowing the construction of the garage to continue lawfully.

  5 May 2026 Lawful development