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Artington House, 42 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DZ

Granted Guildford 26/P/00558 Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the existing use class E is lawful

As published by the council, reference 26/P/00558

Application record

Reference
26/P/00558
Type
Cert. of Lawful. of Existing Use or Dev.
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
24 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Decided
17 Jun 2026
Ward
St Nicolas
Parish
Castle
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU2 4DZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Guildford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/T/00067 Granted

    Artington House, 42 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DZ

    Reduce height of crown on Sycamore tree with tag 0615 by 4m in height and close to previous 'topping points'. Sycamore with tag 0616- Proposed to fell tree to near ground level due significant basal decay and cavities, armillaria 'cone' of decay in right hand stem has effectively compromised the structural integrity (St Catherines Conservation Area).

    Decided 4 Apr 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Apr 2026

    Received by Guildford

  2. 17 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Union4 Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

7 documents on file for this application

  • Decision notice Decision · 18 Jun 2026
  • Officer report Report · 18 Jun 2026
  • Decision notice map Decision · 17 Jun 2026
  • Application form redacted Application Form · 23 Apr 2026
  • Site location plan Drawing · 23 Apr 2026
  • Lawful development certificate statement Application Document · 23 Apr 2026
  • Appendix 3 photographs of guildford register office Application Document · 23 Apr 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Guildford granted permission on 17 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Artington House, 42 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DZ

    23/T/00067 Submitted 2 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Reduce height of crown on Sycamore tree with tag 0615 by 4m in height and close to previous 'topping points'. Sycamore with tag 0616- Proposed to fell tree to near ground level due significant basal decay and cavities, armillaria 'cone' of decay in right hand stem has effectively compromised the structural integrity (St Catherines Conservation Area).

    Granted Trees 10 docs
  • Western Down, 1, 7B Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EW

    26/T/00167 Submitted 3 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    T1 (Holly tree) - fell. (St Catherines Conservation Area)

    Decided Trees 4 docs
  • Cedars, 5A Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EW

    26/T/00235 Submitted 3 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    T1 Dead Cedar - fell to ground level (St. Catherines Conservation Area)

    Decided Trees 3 docs
  • 5 Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EW

    22/P/02089 Submitted 12 Dec 2022 50 yards away

    Front porch canopy, front elevation rooflights, replacement front/side parking area including part-demolition of front boundary wall, part-two storey, part-single storey rear extension including roof lights (following demolition of existing extension) and changes to fenestration.

    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +2 11 docs
    Small domestic
  • Guildown Cottage, 9 Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EW

    21/P/01303 Submitted 10 Jun 2021 50 yards away

    Replacement fence on the northern boundary of the site facing on to Guildown Road (retrospective application).

    Granted Full applications 8 docs
    Small domestic
  • Flat 1, The Grange, 15 Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EW

    24/T/00248 Submitted 2 Oct 2024 50 yards away

    (T1) Walnut - Reduction of entire tree by up to 3.5m,leaving a height of 10m. Finished radial spreads to the north 7.5m, east 4m, west 6m & south by up to 5.5m to leave a finished radial spread of 7m. Remove major deadwood. (St. Catherines Conservation area)

    Granted Trees 4 docs

In Guildford

  • 26/P/01216 Awaiting decision

    62 Guildford Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6BT

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a loft conversion with the introduction of velux windows is lawful.

    Received 9 Sep, published by the council 10 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/P/01218 Awaiting decision

    15 Ashbury Crescent, Guildford, GU4 7HG

    Lawful development certificate for proposed erection of single storey rear outbuilding (workshop/storage)

    Received 9 Sep, published by the council 10 Oct 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/P/01186 Awaiting decision

    The Orchard House, Beech Avenue, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PJ

    Lawful development certificate for a proposed basement.

    Received 2 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/P/01182 Awaiting decision

    Lime Tree Cottage, High Park Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5DE

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a ground floor rear extension with roof lantern following demolition of existing conservatory would be lawful

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/P/01170 Awaiting decision

    7 Hedgeway, Guildford, GU2 7RB

    Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single storey side extension would be lawful.

    Received 31 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Lawful development