Planning application
Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed building consent for the installation of biometric security entrance system.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00223
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/00223
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Stoke
- Parish
- Stoke
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU1 3BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 8 applications since 2024: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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26/D/00123 Awaiting decision
Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
Discharge of Condition 3 (internal and external fabric) of planning permission 26/P/00223 approved 24/04/26.
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26/T/00129 Decided
Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
Tree 31 Sycamore - Fell tree and remove roots. (Guildford Town Conservation Area)
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26/T/00046 Granted
Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
T27 Sycamore - Removal of all dead wood and any broken branches. Thin out any densely arranged shoots, including epicormic shoots. (Guildford Town Conservation Area)
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26/T/00005 Granted
Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
Tree 46 Sycamore - Crown reduction by 2m - 3m (TPO P1/201/469)
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25/T/00250 Granted
Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
T 1 Robinia (False Acacia) - Fell (Guildford Town Center Conservation Area)
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25/P/00587 Granted
Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
Development of Allen Field from a grassed area to a multi-use games area, including associated fencing, hardsurfacing, landscaping, timber shelter and floodlighting (Amended description 18 June 2026).
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24/T/00250 Granted
Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
35 to 51; Prune trees 2m to 3m away from building
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Feb 2026
Received by Guildford
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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26/D/00123 Awaiting decision
Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
Discharge of Condition 3 (internal and external fabric) of planning permission 26/P/00223 approved 24/04/26.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Cooper & Withycombe Ltd Agent, registered in Portsmouth
Active · incorporated 1999 · Portsmouth
8 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
- Delegated officer report
- Decision notice
- Proposed site & block plan
- Existing site & block plan
- Application form
- Proposed internal elevations
- Proposed ground floor
- Proposed external elevations
- Location plan
- Covering letter
- Existing ground floor
- Existing elevations
- Design and access statement and heritage statement
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 24 April 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Granted Trees 3 docs -
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T27 Sycamore - Removal of all dead wood and any broken branches. Thin out any densely arranged shoots, including epicormic shoots. (Guildford Town Conservation Area)
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