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275 Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU2 9PR

24/P/01306Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 15 May 2025

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)5 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of self build, two storey dwellinghouse

Received
4 September 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
9
Ward
Stoughton South
Agent
Chrysalis Design Limited
  1. Received4 Sep
  2. Validated6 Sep
  3. Consult.5 Oct
  4. Target16 May
  5. Decided15 May

Decided in 251 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a new dwelling at 275 Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU2 9PR. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 253 days, 27 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Stoughton Barracks conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 46 applications across Stoughton South. We hold 831 applications in total for the GU2 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

  1. The proposed development, by reason of the subdivision of the land to the rear of 275 Stoughton Road, would lead to a cramped and contrived form of development which would be out of keeping with the established local character and grain of development in the area and would not integrate well with surrounding development. The application therefore fails to comply with policy D1 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites, Policies ID10, D4, D5 and D8 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan Development Management Policies and with the provisions of the NPPF (2024).
  2. The proposed development would result in a loss of residential amenity due to loss of privacy to no. 273 Stoughton Road, and no. 46 New Cross Road. The application therefore fails to comply with policy D1 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites, policy D8 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan Development Management Plan and with the provisions of the NPPF (2024).
  3. The proposed development fails to make adequate provision for safe and secure cycle parking or for storage of refuse and recycling bins at the host property, no. 275 Stoughton Road. The application therefore fails to comply with policies D5 and D8 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan Development Management Plan.
  4. It has not been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the local planning authority that safe and suitable access can be provided for the proposal which would lead to highway safety concerns. The application therefore fails to comply with policy ID3 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites and with the aims of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, 2024),
  5. The site lies within the 400m to 5km zone of the Thames Basin Heaths Special Protection Area (TBHSPA). The Local Planning Authority is not satisfied that there will be no likely significant effect on the Special Protection Area and, in the absence of an appropriate assessment, is unable to satisfy itself that this proposal, either alone or in combination with other development, would not have an adverse effect on the integrity of the Special Protection Area and the relevant Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). In this respect, significant concerns remain with regard to the adverse effect on the integrity of the Special Protection Area in that there is likely to be an increase in dog walking, general recreational use, damage to the habitat, disturbance to the protected species within the protected areas and road traffic emissions. As such the development is contrary to the objectives of policy P6 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan Development Management Policies (LPDMP) and policy P5 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites (LPSS) 2015-2034. For the same reasons the development would fail to meet the requirements of Regulation 63 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 as amended, and as the development does not meet the requirements of Regulation 64 the Local Planning Authority must refuse to grant planning permission.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU2 9PR
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Stoughton South

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 September 2024
Consultation expiry
5 October 2024
Consultation start
13 September 2024
Consultation end
5 October 2024
Neighbour consultation start
9 September 2024
Neighbour consultation end
5 October 2024
Last date for comments
16 May 2025
Target decision date
16 May 2025
Decision issued
16 May 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Chrysalis Design Limited
Architect profile
CHRYSALIS DESIGN LIMITED
Agent address
66 Stoke Fields, Guildford, GU1 4LS

Planning decision

Statutory period
252 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
5 October 2024
Site notice end
5 October 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13326316
Documents
23

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: Stoughton Barracks
  • 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

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© 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.

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