Planning application
5 Nelson Gardens, Guildford, GU1 2NZ
Works: Extension Loft or dormer Small domestic
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Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey side/rear extension, enlargement of existing loft conversion within the roof space and addition of one rooflight to side elevation would be lawful.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00411
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/00411
- Type
- C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Part Approved, Part Refused
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 30 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 19 May 2026
- Ward
- Merrow
- Parish
- Merrow
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU1 2NZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Guildford register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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26/W/00038 Decided
5 Nelson Gardens, Guildford, GU1 2NZ
Prior notification for a single storey 6.88 metre rear extension, 2.90 metres in height with an e...
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Guildford
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19 May 2026
Decision issued: Part Approved, Part Refused
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10 Aug 2026
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14 documents on file for this application
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26/P/01161 Awaiting decision
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26/P/00423 Granted
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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.
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26/P/00808 Refused
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26/P/00792 Granted
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Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the loft conversion to habitable accommodation with insertion of 5 rooflights is lawful.
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26/P/00441 Refused
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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.