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Albion Cottage East, Ockham Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6NP

16/P/02097Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 15 December 2016

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Conversion of existing barn into a studio. Demolition of lean-to and construction of a side extension on the opposite corner of the existing barn.

Received
29 September 2016
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Lovelace
Agent
Profile Architecture
  1. Received29 Sep
  2. Validated21 Oct
  3. Consult.18 Nov
  4. Target16 Dec
  5. Decided15 Dec

Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Albion Cottage East, Ockham Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6NP. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 77 days, 2 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Ockham conservation area. There have been 4 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 6NP
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ockham

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 October 2016
Consultation expiry
18 November 2016
Consultation end
18 November 2016
Neighbour consultation start
1 November 2016
Neighbour consultation end
18 November 2016
Last date for comments
16 December 2016
Target decision date
16 December 2016

Applicant and agent

Agent
Profile Architecture
Agent address
16 Tynley grove, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7PE

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
28 October 2016
Advertisement expiry
18 November 2016
Site notice start
28 October 2016
Site notice end
18 November 2016

Additional information

Documents
16
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: Ockham
  • 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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

11 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    16 Jul

    T1- Holly - Fell to near ground level. Reason for removal: Of poor form and structure, leaning over shed…

    ApprovedApplication26/T/00183
  2. 2019
    5 Dec

    Work to trees in a Conservation area - T1 - Aspen - dismantle to ground level. T2 - Oak - reduce top upper…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation Area19/T/00322
  3. 2017
    16 Jan

    Conversion of an existing barn to a studio with a ground floor bedroom

    ApprovedFull Application17/P/00083
  4. 2016
    14 Sep

    Conversion of existing barn into a studio. Partial demolition of lean-to and construction of a side extension…

    WithdrawnFull Application16/P/01864
  5. 2014
    23 May

    Erection of a first floor extension.

    ApprovedFull Application14/P/00946
  6. 2014
    23 May

    Erection of a first floor extension.

    RefusedFull Application14/P/00986

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