Planning application
23 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4TA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Advertising Consent for one internally illuminated static fascia Sign.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00305
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/00305
- Type
- Advertisement
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 14 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Stoke
- Parish
- Stoke
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU1 4TA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/P/00304 Granted
23 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4TA
Change of use from betting shop (Sui Generis) to bingo gaming (Sui Generis)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Guildford
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14 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Guildford took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Brown&Co LLP Agent, registered in Basildon
Active · incorporated 2006 · Basildon
358 applications on PlanIndex · across 38 councils · 88% granted
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Guildford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Guildford decided advertisement consent applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Granted Full applications 20 docs -
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Change of use from betting shop (Sui Generis) to bingo gaming (Sui Generis)
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Refurbishment of the shopping centre to include updated elevations on the North Street and High Street frontages, internal alterations including removal of the central lifts and escalators and infilling of a void at first floor level, use of the first floor for office space (Use Class E(g)(i)) and use of Unit 12 on the ground floor for office use (Use Class E(g)(i))
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Other advertisement consent applications
In Guildford
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26/P/00087 Granted
Building Ch3, Normandy Hill Business Park, Cobbett Hill Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AA
Retrospective application for advertising consent for one internally illuminated advertisement board.
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25/P/00606 Refused
Brick Kiln Farm, Old Lane, Ockham, Guildford, Cobham, KT11 1NL
Advertisement consent for two non-illuminated signs.
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26/P/00476 Granted
The Sea Horse Inn, 52-54 The Street, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BU
Advertisement consent for 1no. illuminated hanging sign to existing post, 1no. replacement ground-mounted directional sign, 1no. hand painted seahorse logo, 1no. replacement hanging sign to existing bracket, 1no. replacement ground-mounted sign and 1.no portrait menu case (A4).
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26/P/00791 Awaiting decision
Pavement outside the Friary Centre, Commercial Road, Guildford, GU1 4YT
Advertisement Consent for an internally illuminated advertisement display forming part of a communication hub with integral defribillator.
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26/P/00337 Granted
Wates House, University Of Surrey, Guildford, GU2 7XH
Advertising Consent for 1. externally illuminated static 500mm high 3D Individual Letters reading THE SIR RONALD WATES. 1.externally illuminated static 300mm high 3D Individual Letters reading WETHERSPOON. 1 externally illuminated static 300mm high 3D Individual Letters reading FREE HOUSE 1. 400mm high 3D Individual illuminated Letters reading WETHERSPOON and 1. 250mm high 3D Individual Letters reading WATES HOUSE.