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243 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BJ

Granted Guildford 26/W/00011 Retail to residential

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to create 1no. dwelling.

As published by the council, reference 26/W/00011

Application record

Reference
26/W/00011
Type
Retail to residential
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
16 Feb 2026
Decided
31 Mar 2026
Ward
Stoke
Parish
Stoke
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU1 3BJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Guildford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/W/00017 Granted

    243 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BJ

    Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to create 1no. dwelling.

    Decided 26 Apr 2023

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 16 Feb 2026

    Received by Guildford

  2. 31 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: Approve

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

14 documents on file for this application

  • Decision notice Decision · 31 Mar 2026
  • Officers report Report · 31 Mar 2026
  • Eh comment Consultee Comment · 15 Mar 2026
  • Julie oates compliance officer - comment Correspondence · 13 Mar 2026
  • Surrey cc highways Correspondence · 26 Feb 2026
  • Application form - redacted Application Form · 16 Feb 2026
  • Second floor plan proposed Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
  • First floor plan proposed Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
  • Ground floor plan proposed Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
  • Section aa - as existing Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
  • Second floor plan - as existing Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
  • First floor plan - as existing Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
  • Ground floor plan - as existing Drawing · 16 Feb 2026
  • Location plan - as existing Drawing · 16 Feb 2026

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What this grant of permission means

Guildford granted permission on 31 March 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 this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on Guildford's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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  • 243 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BJ

    23/W/00017 Submitted 6 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to create 1no. dwelling.

    Granted 15 docs
    Domestic
  • Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd, 219 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3BJ

    04/P/02443 Submitted 11 Nov 2004 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications 1 doc
  • 233-235 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BJ

    21/D/00085 Submitted 18 May 2021 50 yards away

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  • 227 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BJ

    21/P/00378 Submitted 24 Feb 2021 50 yards away

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    26/N/00081 Submitted 16 Oct 2026 50 yards away

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  • Kentucky Fried Chicken, 264 High Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 3JL

    04/P/02431 Submitted 8 Nov 2004 50 yards away

    Display of externally illuminated fascia sign & projecting sign. (As amended by plans received 03/02/05).

    Granted Advertising 1 doc