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

23/P/00759Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 18 September 2023

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Proposed erection of a new two-storey detached dwelling with re-use of existing brick store incorporated and proposed dismantling and re-erection of the existing garden shed, realignment of wall and removal of metal framed structure and associated works (Amended drawings received 25/08/2023).

Received
2 May 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tillingbourne
Agent
D&M Planning Ltd
  1. Received2 May
  2. Validated3 May
  3. Consult.16 Jun
  4. Target19 Sep
  5. Decided18 Sep

Decided in 138 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Alder Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 139 days, 11 weeks longer 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.

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 8NQ
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
St. Martha

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 May 2023
Consultation expiry
16 June 2023
Consultation start
19 May 2023
Consultation end
16 June 2023
Neighbour consultation start
31 August 2023
Neighbour consultation end
16 June 2023
Last date for comments
19 September 2023
Target decision date
19 September 2023

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Statutory period
139 days

Publicity

Last advertised
26 May 2023
Advertisement expiry
16 June 2023
Site notice start
26 May 2023
Site notice end
16 June 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12130724
Comments
0
Documents
40

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.

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