Planning application
26/P/00634
Bowers Mill, Bowers Lane, Guildford, GU4 7ND
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single-storey, timber-framed shed to be used solely for the storage of gardening tools and equipment required for the ongoing upkeep of the island would be lawful.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00634
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Guildford
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22 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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26/P/00646 Granted
Bowers Mill, Bowers Lane, Guildford, GU4 7ND
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single storey outbuilding would be lawful.
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26/P/00782 Awaiting decision
Bowers Mill, Bowers Lane, Guildford, GU4 7ND
Replacement roof, dormers, windows and doors, along with external rendered facade insulation.
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26/P/00934 Awaiting decision
24 Guernsey Close, Guildford, GU4 7RE
Certificate of lawfuless for proposed development to establish whether a loft conversion to include rear dormer window would be lawful.
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26/P/00125 Awaiting decision
47 Burpham Lane, Guildford, GU4 7LX
Listed building consent to erect a picket fence along front boundaries following the removal of existing hedge. (description amended 7 April 2026).
Other lawful development applications
In Guildford
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26/P/00441 Refused
26 Harvey Road, Guildford, GU1 3SE
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.
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26/P/00512 Refused
Lake House, Mill Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8RP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of timber framed two storey barn with roof windows would be lawful
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26/P/00755 Granted
High Ash, Portsmouth Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EW
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the construction of garden room would be lawful.
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26/P/00731 Granted
Wyvern, Shere Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6EQ
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the replacement of rear dormer roof would be lawful.
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26/P/00756 Granted
43 Grange Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DJ
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a loft conversion with L- shaped dormer would be lawful.