Planning application
9 Ferndale, Guildford, GU3 3AX
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 erection of an outbuilding would be lawful.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00191
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/00191
- Type
- C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 13 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 13 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Worplesdon
- Parish
- Worplesdon
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU3 3AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Feb 2026
Received by Guildford
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 25 March 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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