Planning application
5 Selbourne Road, Guildford, GU4 7JP
Works: Loft or dormer 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 conversion of the existing garage into habitable accommodation with alteration to the existing windows and doors and addition of roof lights to the existing garage roof. (amended on 08/06/2026)
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00461
Application record
- Reference
- 26/P/00461
- Type
- C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 18 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Burpham
- Parish
- Burpham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- GU4 7JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2026
Received by Guildford
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18 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice
- Officer report
- Decision notice map
- Amended proposed floor plans site & location plans option 1
- Application form redacted
- Superseded proposed elevations, floor plans, roof plans & site block plan
- Existing elevations, floor plans, roof plans & site block plan
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Guildford granted permission on 18 June 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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