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Chilworth Manor, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NN

25/P/00676Full ApplicationWithdrawn
Full

Withdrawn on 22 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

Installation of a free standing solar array comprising of 220 panels, inverter and three battery storage cabinets.

Received
7 May 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Tillingbourne
Agent
Planit Consulting
  1. Received7 May
  2. Validated29 May
  3. Consult.18 Jul
  4. Target28 Aug
  5. Decided22 Oct

Decided in 146 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Chilworth Manor, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NN. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. It was withdrawn 168 days after it was submitted, before a decision was made. The site is in the Chilworth Gunpowder Mills conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 175 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 8NN
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
St. Martha

Planning application dates

Date validated
29 May 2025
Consultation expiry
18 July 2025
Consultation start
6 June 2025
Consultation end
18 July 2025
Neighbour consultation start
3 June 2025
Neighbour consultation end
18 July 2025
Last date for comments
28 August 2025
Target decision date
28 August 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Planit Consulting
Architect profile
PLANIT CONSULTANTS LIMITED
Agent address
Unit 3, Innovation Place, Douglas Drive, Godalming, GU7 1JX

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
27 June 2025
Advertisement expiry
18 July 2025
Site notice start
27 June 2025
Site notice end
18 July 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13960864
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.

  • Conservation area: Chilworth Gunpowder Mills
  • 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, 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.

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.

Planning history at this site

9 other applications at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    18 May

    Discharge of condition 3 (construction transport management plan), 5 (biodiversity net gain assessment) and 6…

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions26/D/00077
  2. 2025
    1 Dec

    Installation of a free standing solar array comprising of 167 panels, inverter and three battery storage…

    ApprovedFull Application25/P/01624
  3. 2024
    29 Aug

    Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow for the intermittent use of the roof of the building for…

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)24/P/01280
  4. 2021
    18 Nov

    Proposed construction of new detached building comprising of wine cellar and tasting room with associated…

    ApprovedFull Application21/P/02415
  5. 2014
    3 Jun

    Prior Notification under Part 6 of the Town and County Planning (General Development) Order for the…

    ApprovedPrior Notification (Agriculture)14/P/01036
  6. 2014
    2 Apr

    Prior Notification under Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Development) Order for the…

    ApprovedPrior Notification (Agriculture)14/P/00595

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