Swift Cottage, Ockham Lane, Ockham, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6NR
Approved on 25 September 2003
Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Extensions and alterations comprising loft conversion with dormer window, new stairwell enclosure with window, entrance canopy and window to replace door.
- Received
- 7 August 2003
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Ward
- Lovelace
- Agent
- Alistair Grills Associates
- ReceivedReceived7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated7 Aug
- Consult.Consultation1 Oct
- TargetTarget Date1 Oct
- DecidedDecided25 Sep
Decided in 49 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a loft conversion at Swift Cottage, Ockham Lane, Ockham, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6NR. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 2 weeks quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Ockham conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 667 applications in total for the GU23 postcode area.
85% of full applications at Guildford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- GU23 6NR
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Ockham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 7 August 2003
- Consultation expiry
- 22 August 2003
- Neighbour consultation start
- 29 September 2003
- Last date for comments
- 1 October 2003
- Target decision date
- 1 October 2003
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Alistair Grills Associates
- Agent address
- 4 Chisholm Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW10 6JH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 22 August 2003
- Site notice start
- 18 August 2003
Additional information
- Comments
- 0
- Documents
- 0
- Constraints
- 2
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Ockham
- Green belt: Guildford
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 200617 Jan
Pollard a Lime tree, thin a Maple by 20%, fell a Lawson Cypress, remove major dead wood from weeping willow…
ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area06/T/00005 - 200327 May
Extensions and alterations comprising loft conversion with dormer windows, new stairwell enclosure with…
WithdrawnFull Application03/P/01055 - 200227 Aug
Fell Blue Cedar (Ockham Conservation Area).
Tree Approved With ConditionsTrees in Conservation Area02/T/00121
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