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Rails Field, Mill Lane, Pirbright, GU24 0BW

25/P/00144Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 25 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Proposed change of use from current nil use (Previous Class E use expired 02/08/2020) to Class E processing wood. Storage of timber, logs, wood chip and associated machinery and equipment.

Received
4 February 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
5
Ward
Normandy & Pirbright
  1. Received4 Feb
  2. Validated3 Feb
  3. Consult.26 Apr
  4. Target31 Mar
  5. Decided25 Feb

Decided in 387 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at Rails Field, Mill Lane, Pirbright, GU24 0BW. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 387 days, 46 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 123 applications across Normandy & Pirbright. We hold 1,059 applications in total for the GU24 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
GU24 0BW
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Pirbright

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 February 2025
Consultation expiry
26 April 2025
Consultation start
4 April 2025
Consultation end
26 April 2025
Neighbour consultation end
26 April 2025
Last date for comments
31 March 2025
Target decision date
31 March 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
26 April 2025
Site notice end
26 April 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13747807
Documents
30

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Listed building: Grade II: Rails Farm HouseOn or next to this site
  • 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 (20)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.

Source: Guildford

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