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Chilworth Manor, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth, Guildford GU4 8NN

11/P/00859Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 6 July 2011

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of free standing photovoltaic cells (40 metres by 8 metres).

Received
11 May 2011
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tillingbourne
Agent
Mitchell Evans LLP
  1. Received11 May
  2. Validated11 May
  3. Consult.24 Jun
  4. Target6 Jul
  5. Decided6 Jul

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Chilworth Manor, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth, Guildford GU4 8NN. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Chilworth Gunpowder Mills conservation area. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 175 applications across Tillingbourne. We hold 957 applications in total for the GU4 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
GU4 8NN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St. Martha

Planning application dates

Date validated
11 May 2011
Consultation expiry
24 June 2011
Consultation end
24 June 2011
Neighbour consultation start
25 May 2011
Neighbour consultation end
24 June 2011
Last date for comments
6 July 2011
Target decision date
6 July 2011

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mitchell Evans LLP
Agent address
90 Meadrow, Godalming, Guildford, Surrey, GU7 3HY

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
3 June 2011
Advertisement expiry
24 June 2011
Site notice start
3 June 2011
Site notice end
24 June 2011

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Chilworth Gunpowder Mills
  • Green belt: Guildford
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    18 May

    Discharge of condition 3 (construction transport management plan), 5 (biodiversity net gain assessment) and 6…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/D/00077
  2. 2025
    1 Dec

    Installation of a free standing solar array comprising of 167 panels, inverter and three battery storage…

    ApprovedFull Application25/P/01624
  3. 2025
    7 May

    Installation of a free standing solar array comprising of 220 panels, inverter and three battery storage…

    WithdrawnFull Application25/P/00676
  4. 2024
    29 Aug

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow for the intermittent use of the roof of the building for…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/P/01280
  5. 2021
    18 Nov

    Proposed construction of new detached building comprising of wine cellar and tasting room with associated…

    ApprovedFull Application21/P/02415
  6. 2014
    3 Jun

    Prior Notification under Part 6 of the Town and County Planning (General Development) Order for the…

    ApprovedPrior Notification (Agriculture)14/P/01036

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