Planning application
Westbrook Mills, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AZ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Outline application with all matters reserved for a 67 unit retirement scheme (including 30% affordable). (Amended description)
As published by the council, reference WA/2021/0328
Application record
- Reference
- WA/2021/0328
- Type
- OUTLINE MAJOR
- Status
- Rejected
- Decision
- Refused As published: OUTLINE REFUSAL
- Received
- 1 Feb 2021
- Validated
- 23 Feb 2021
- Decided
- 20 Jul 2021
- Ward
- Godalming Charterhouse
- Parish
- Godalming
- Decision by
- DMC
- Postcode
- GU7 2AZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Waverley register
This site has had 9 applications since 2017: 3 approved, 3 refused.
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WA/2019/2041 Withdrawn
Westbrook Mills, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AZ
Outline permission for a 67 unit retirement scheme (including 30% affordable) with new vehicular exit associated parking and landscaping.
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CR/2018/0011 Granted
Westbrook Mills, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AZ
Prior notification application g.P.D.O. Part 3 class o - change of use from use class b1a (office) to use class c3 (residential) use to provide 128 dwellings.
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CR/2018/0007 Granted
Westbrook Mills, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AZ
Prior notification application g.P.D.O. Part 3 class o - change of use from use class b1a (office) to use class c3 (residential) use to provide 120 dwellings.
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CR/2018/0001 Withdrawn
Westbrook Mills, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AZ
Prior notification application g.P.D.O. Part 3 class o - change of use from use class b1a (office) to use class c3 (residential) use to provide 97 dwellings.
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CR/2017/0020 Granted
Westbrook Mills, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AZ
Prior notification application g.P.D.O. Part 3 class o - change of use from use class b1a (office) to use class c3 (residential) use to provide 97 dwellings.
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WA/2017/2386 Withdrawn
Westbrook Mills, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AZ
Alterations to provide a new door and raise internal floor levels.
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CR/2017/0019 Refused
Westbrook Mills, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AZ
Prior notification application g.P.D.O. Part 3 class o - change of use from use class b1a (office) to use class c3 (residential) use to provide 99 dwellings.
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CR/2017/0013 Refused
Westbrook Mills, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AZ
Prior notification application - change of use from use class b1a (office) to use class c3 (residential) to provide 99 dwellings.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Feb 2021
Received by Waverley
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23 Feb 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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20 Jul 2021
Decision issued: OUTLINE REFUSAL
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30 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
117 documents on file for this application
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About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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Westbrook Mills, Borough Road, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 2AZ
Prior notification application g.P.D.O. Part 3 class o - change of use from use class b1a (office) to use class c3 (residential) use to provide 99 dwellings.
Refused Prior approval 28 docsMajor scheme -
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Prior notification application g.P.D.O. Part 3 class o - change of use from use class b1a (office) to use class c3 (residential) use to provide 97 dwellings.
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Alterations to provide a new door and raise internal floor levels.
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Prior notification application - change of use from use class b1a (office) to use class c3 (residential) to provide 99 dwellings.
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Prior notification application g.P.D.O. Part 3 class o - change of use from use class b1a (office) to use class c3 (residential) use to provide 97 dwellings.
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