Planning application
Artington House, 42 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DZ
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.
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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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2026
Received by Guildford
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
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Union4 Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
- Decision notice
- Officer report
- Decision notice map
- Application form redacted
- Site location plan
- Lawful development certificate statement
- Appendix 3 photographs of guildford register office
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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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).
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