8 Quakers Way, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NF

1. 11 Feb 2026

   Received by Guildford

2. 23 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 Quakers Way, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NF

  25/P/01323 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 0m away

  Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to determine whether a rear dormer window extension, the installation of three roof lights on the front roof slope, and the erection of a front porch, side extension, and rear extension would be lawful.

  Split decision Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer +1 10 docs
  Small domestic

• Wittsend, 25 Brocks Drive, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3ND

  26/P/00380 Submitted 24 Mar 2026 88m away

  Part one and part two storey rear, side and front extension to existing property alongside internal configuration to create revised property with 4 bedrooms, additional shower room, frontage garage and utility room alongside rear shared kitchen/dining/living area following demolition of existing detached garden garage.

  Granted Full applications Extension Demolition 13 docs

• 38 Gumbrells Close, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NG

  24/P/01415 Submitted 30 Sep 2024 91m away

  Retrospective planning permission for the erection of a single storey timber outbuilding in rear garden.

  Granted Full applications 11 docs
  Small domestic

• 6 Gumbrells Close, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NG

  21/P/00475 Submitted 8 Mar 2021 91m away

  Proposed two pitched roof front facing dormers following removal of two velux type rooflights.

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 6 docs

• 38 Gumbrells Close, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NG

  23/P/00053 Submitted 16 Jan 2023 91m away

  Single storey rear extension and first floor side and rear extension, together with new pitched roof to existing single storey flat roof.

  Granted Full applications Extension 12 docs
  Small domestic

• 10 Brocks Drive, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NE

  21/D/00083/2 Submitted 17 Oct 2022 170m away

  Discharge of condition 4 (vehicle parking spaces) of planning application 21/P/00014 approved 08/04/2021.

  Refused Conditions 2 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