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Alder Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ

22/P/02160C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or DevApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 7 February 2023

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed use to determine whether the erection of a single-storey office / gymnasium and storage building is lawful.

Received
21 December 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tillingbourne
Agent
D&M Planning Ltd
  1. Received21 Dec
  2. Validated21 Dec
  3. Consult.15 Feb
  4. Target15 Feb
  5. Decided7 Feb

Decided in 48 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application at Alder Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ. Guildford has handled 651 applications of this type. This one was decided in 48 days, 2 weeks quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Chilworth Gunpowder Mills conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 173 applications across Tillingbourne. We hold 957 applications in total for the GU4 postcode area.

81% of outline applications at Guildford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
GU4 8NQ
Application type
C of Lawfulness for Proposed Use or Dev
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St. Martha

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 December 2022
Last date for comments
15 February 2023
Target decision date
15 February 2023
Decision issued
8 February 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
D&M Planning Ltd
Agent address
1A High Street, Godalming, GU7 1AZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11767087
Comments
0
Documents
9

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
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2022
    21 Dec

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed use to determine whether the erection of a single-storey office /…

    This applicationApprovedOutline22/P/02160
  2. 2022
    20 Dec

    Removal two Holly trees within the residential curtilage of the aforementioned property (Chilworth Gunpowder…

    ApprovedTrees in Conservation AreaFiled alongside22/T/00326

Planning history at this site

7 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    20 Aug

    Discharge of Condition 5 (archaeological watching brief), 8 (electrical charging point) & 9 (covered parking…

    PendingDischarge of conditions24/D/00019/1
  2. 2025
    20 Aug

    Discharge of condition 4 (written scheme of investigation) and 7 (secure cycle parking and e-bike charging…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions25/D/00117
  3. 2025
    3 Jan

    Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)25/P/00009
  4. 2024
    8 Nov

    Non Material Amendment to planning permission 24/P/00201

    RefusedNon-material amendment24/N/00137
  5. 2024
    13 Feb

    Discharge of Condition 3 (External Materials), 4 (Joinery Details), 5 (Archaeological Watching Brief), 10…

    RefusedDischarge of conditions24/D/00019
  6. 2024
    12 Feb

    Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/P/00201

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