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Stringers Barn, Salt Box Road, Guildford, GU4 7PX

25/P/01212Refused

Refused on 24 June 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of 6-stable barn following demolition of existing stable block.

Received
3 September 2025
Ward
Worplesdon
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated15 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Jun

Decided in 282 days

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Stringers Barn, Salt Box Road, Guildford, GU4 7PX. Guildford has handled 7,095 applications of this type. This one was decided in 282 days, 31 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Worplesdon. We hold 957 applications in total for the GU4 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The proposed replacement building, by virtue of its scale, mass and three dimensional form, notably significant footprint and floor area increases, would be materially larger than the building it would replace and would have a greater impact on the openness of the Green Belt than the existing development. As a result, it is considered to constitute inappropriate development in the Green Belt. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated which would clearly outweigh the harm in principle and harm to the openness of the Green Belt.The development therefore fails to accord with policy P2 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015-2034 and Chapter 13 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU4 7PX
Parish
Worplesdon

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 September 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Sakina Khanbhai

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: Stringers BarnOn 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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