Whytegates, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Approved on 26 September 2023
Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)
Proposal
Proposed erection of single storey side and rear extensions, extension to existing outbuilding, erection of entrance canopy and undercroft/terrace to the rear; associated alterations.
- Received
- 28 April 2023
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Ward
- Shalford
- Agent
- Whaleback Planning & Design
- ReceivedReceived28 Apr
- ValidatedValidated11 May
- Consult.Consultation10 Jun
- TargetTarget Date27 Sep
- DecidedDecided26 Sep
Decided in 138 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at Whytegates, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 151 days, 13 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the St Catherines Guildford Town Centre conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across Shalford. We hold 570 applications in total for the GU3 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
- GU3 1HF
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- Artington
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 11 May 2023
- Consultation expiry
- 10 June 2023
- Consultation start
- 19 May 2023
- Consultation end
- 10 June 2023
- Neighbour consultation start
- 18 May 2023
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 June 2023
- Last date for comments
- 27 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 27 September 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Whaleback Planning & Design
- Agent address
- 91 Boundary Road, Hove, BN3 7GA
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 139 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 19 May 2023
- Advertisement expiry
- 10 June 2023
- Site notice start
- 19 May 2023
- Site notice end
- 10 June 2023
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: St Catherines Guildford Town Centre
- Green belt: Guildford
- National Landscape (AONB): Surrey Hills
- 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 (19)
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, 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.
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