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Land adjacent to Vale Croft, Lysons Avenue, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5QF

23/P/00716Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 20 June 2023

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Change of Use of site from acquisition and sales of motor vehicles and car servicing (Sui Generis) to car wash and valeting (Sui Generis) and MOT test centre with ancillary servicing (B2), and erection of two-bay MOT test & servicing building, raising of roofs, associated works to existing two buildings and widening of dropped kerb. Installation of fencing and gates along Lysons Avenue, alterations to surface finishes, and retrospective consent for partly constructed new detached reception building, metal posts and associated works.

Received
28 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
10
Ward
Ash Vale
Agent
Lawson Architecture Limited
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated26 Apr
  3. Consult.10 Jun
  4. Target21 Jun
  5. Decided20 Jun

Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Land adjacent to Vale Croft, Lysons Avenue, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5QF. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 8 days quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 34 applications across Ash Vale. We hold 1,499 applications in total for the GU12 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
GU12 5QF
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ash

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 April 2023
Consultation expiry
10 June 2023
Consultation start
19 May 2023
Consultation end
10 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start
16 May 2023
Neighbour consultation end
10 June 2023
Last date for comments
21 June 2023
Target decision date
21 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lawson Architecture Limited
Architect profile
LAWSON ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
Agent address
4 London Road,, Liphook, Hampshire, GU30 7AN

Planning decision

Statutory period
54 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
10 June 2023
Site notice end
10 June 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12093234
Documents
21

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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  1. 2023
    26 Apr

    Change of Use of site from acquisition and sales of motor vehicles and car servicing (Sui Generis) to car…

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  2. 2023
    26 Apr

    Advertisement Consent for 3 externally illuminated freestanding signs

    RefusedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside23/P/00779

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