Planning application
243 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BJ
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Guildford
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31 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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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
- Officers report
- Eh comment
- Julie oates compliance officer - comment
- Surrey cc highways
- Application form - redacted
- Second floor plan proposed
- First floor plan proposed
- Ground floor plan proposed
- Section aa - as existing
- Second floor plan - as existing
- First floor plan - as existing
- Ground floor plan - as existing
- Location plan - as existing
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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