Planning application
Penn, Upper Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EZ
Works: Windows or glazing
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 replacement of existing timber framed glazed windows and doors throughout with powder coated metal framed windows and doors, enlarge some of the existing window and door openings on the south and east elevations together with replacement of existing powder coated metal garage door with powder coated metal framed glazed doors on the west elevation.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00276
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/00276
- Type
- C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 23 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Castle
- Parish
- Friary & St. Nicolas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU2 4EZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/P/00496 Awaiting decision
Penn, Upper Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EZ
Temporary siting of two ancillary mobile units within the residential curtilage during renovation works (associated with 26/P/00276), comprising one day room/home office unit with small kitchenette and one sleeping/bathroom unit, to be removed on completion.
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25/T/00315 Granted
Penn, Upper Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EZ
(T1) Beech tree- raise crown to 8m by removing secondary branches to form even height crown to allow more light into bottom of garden and to open up view (TPO P1/201/46)
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25/T/00220 Granted
Penn, Upper Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EZ
(T1) Beech tree- reduce in height by 3m and reduce sides by 2m, raise crown to 6m leaving at height of 20m and width of 13m (TPO P1/201/46)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Mar 2026
Received by Guildford
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23 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/P/00496 Awaiting decision
Penn, Upper Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EZ
Temporary siting of two ancillary mobile units within the residential curtilage during renovation works (associated with 26/P/00276), comprising one day room/home office unit with small kitchenette and one sleeping/bathroom unit, to be removed on completion.
Who's behind it
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Agent on file, a design practice registered in London
7 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 23 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.
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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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