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Stamford House, 91 Woodbridge Road, Guildford

23/W/00022/hrHabitat RegulationsRefused
Prior approval

Proposal

Approval under Regulation 77 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017, following the granting of prior approval for change of use to convert third-floor offices to residential flats.

Received
27 February 2024
Decided
19 September 2024 · Refuse
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Stoke
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.
  1. Received27 Feb
  2. Validated13 Mar
  3. Consult.13 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided19 Sep

Decided in 190 days

This is a planning application for a change of use at Stamford House, 91 Woodbridge Road, Guildford. Guildford has handled 6,889 applications of this type and approves 85% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 205 days, 21 weeks longer than Guildford's median. The site is in the Guildford Town Centre conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Stoke. We hold 724 applications in total for the GU1 postcode area.

Application Details

Reference
23/W/00022/hr
Address
Stamford House, 91 Woodbridge Road, Guildford
Postcode
GU1 3DP
Local Authority
Guildford
Application Type
Habitat Regulations
Scale / Size
Small
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Stoke
Parish
Stoke

Applicant & Agent

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
27 February 2024
Consultation Expiry
13 April 2024
Date Decided
19 September 2024
Date Validated
13 March 2024
Date Submitted
27 February 2024
Consultation Start
22 March 2024
Consultation End
13 April 2024
Neighbour Consultation End
13 April 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse
Decided By
Delegated

Publicity

Advertisement Expiry
13 April 2024
Site Notice End
13 April 2024

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Coordinates
51.235607, -0.573206
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Source: Guildford

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Associated applications

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    27 Feb

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

Planning constraints

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

  • Conservation area: Guildford Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 107, High StreetOn or next to this site · +5 more
  • 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, 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 2026-10-09. 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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