Planning application
26/P/00685
8 Shepherds Hill, Guildford, GU2 9RY
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with rooflights would be lawful
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00685
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Guildford
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13 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.
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26/P/00857 Awaiting decision
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26/P/00780 Awaiting decision
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Single storey side extension with hipped roof.
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26/P/00810 Awaiting decision
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Proposed single storey side extension together with alterations to fenestration and associated external works.
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25/P/01439 Awaiting decision
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Change use of a dwelling (Class C3a) to a children's home for up to three children, with a manager and three carers, two of whom would stay overnight, working on a rota basis (C2).
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22/P/02162 Granted
20 Gloucester Road, Guildford, GU2 9TG
Erection of detached garden room.
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07/P/00496 Refused
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Erection of single storey rear extension.
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.