Clandon Regis Golf Club, Epsom Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RH
Refused on 2 October 2025
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal
Proposal
Proposed erection of a single storey golf tuition facility.
- Received
- 23 June 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Ward
- Clandon & Horsley
- Agent
- Brownlee McCulloch Architects
- ReceivedReceived23 Jun
- ValidatedValidated13 Sep
- Consult.Consultation31 Mar
- TargetTarget Date6 Jun
- DecidedDecided2 Oct
Decided in 384 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Clandon Regis Golf Club, Epsom Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RH. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 466 days, 58 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 956 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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Why it was refused
- The applicant has failed to provide a Biodiversity Net Gain assessment for the Local Planning Authority to be satisfied that the proposed development would be able to deliver a 20% gain. This would be contrary to policy P7 of the Local Plan: Development Management Policies (LPDMP) 2023, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.
- The applicant has failed to provide evidence that the demolition of the existing driving range structure would not result in likely negative effects on the roosting habitat of bats and habitat of Great Crested Newts which are both protected species. This would be contrary to policy P6 of the Local Plan: Development Management Policies (LPDMP) 2023, the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Circular 06/2005, Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- GU4 7RH
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Medium
- Parish
- East Clandon
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 September 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 31 March 2025
- Consultation start
- 4 October 2024
- Consultation end
- 31 March 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 10 March 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 31 March 2025
- Last date for comments
- 6 June 2025
- Target decision date
- 6 June 2025
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Brownlee McCulloch Architects
- Agent address
- 8 Meadow Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU4 7LW
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Kelly Jethwa
- Statutory period
- 266 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 31 March 2025
- Site notice end
- 31 March 2025
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: Guildford
- 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, conservation 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, 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.
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