Planning application
26/P/00939
55 Down Road, Guildford, GU1 2PZ
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the formation of habitable room in roofspace with rear dormers and velux rooflights would be lawful.
As published by the council, reference 26/P/00939
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2026
Received by Guildford
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17 Jul 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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Discharge of condition 3 of planning application 16/P/02402 approved 15/11/2017.
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26/T/00138 Granted
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T1 Beech Tree - crown lift to a height of 7 meters by removal of the 2 lowest limbs (TPO 3 of 2008).
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26/P/00704 Awaiting decision
22 Elles Avenue, Guildford, GU1 2QH
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission 23/P/00849 approved 21/08/2023 (which was for the 'erection of a part single storey part two storey side and rear extension including rebuilding of existing garage and north east elevation with replacement bay windows to both ground and first floor') to permit revised drawings reflecting amendments to the approved scheme, including changes to height and external finish, and to regularise the development as built.
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21/P/00269 Granted
22 Holford Road, Guildford, GU1 2QF
First floor side/rear extension; conversion of the loft space into habitable accommodation (including, roof alterations and two dormers); and changes to the fenestration.
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24/P/01351 Refused
Typhina, 2A Holford Road, Guildford, GU1 2QF
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a single storey front/side extension, single storey rear/side extension, conversion of garage to habitable accommodation, alterations to the roof of existing garage, and changes to fenestration would be lawful.
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.