Planning application
26/P/00823
Builders Merchant, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4UB
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing development to confirm that the works that have been undertaken on site constitute lawful commencement of planning permission 21/P/02559 in relation to the above site.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00823
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Guildford
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29 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Guildford for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
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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23/P/00085 Granted
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26/P/00586 Awaiting decision
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23/W/00001 Withdrawn
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25/P/01522 Awaiting decision
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Other lawful development applications
In Guildford
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26/P/00441 Refused
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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
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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.