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224 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3JD

25/P/01451Listed Building ConsentRefused

Refused on 18 December 2025

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Listed building consent for internal refurbishment at ground, first and second floors to create dental rooms, a hygienist room and associated clinical and non-clinical spaces, with staff welfare facilities at second floor level. The works include new MEP installations throughout the building, including air conditioning and plumbing. Two modern mid-20th century windows within the rear dormers will be replaced with louvered openings for air extraction, designed as 2 over 2 to match the existing fenestration. New advertisement for x1 non illuminated fascia sign and paint will be applied to the existing shop front

Received
23 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Castle
Agent
Fuller Long Ltd
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.3 Dec
  4. Target18 Dec
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a heritage application for signage at 224 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3JD. Guildford has handled 134 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Guildford Town Centre conservation area, with 14 listed buildings nearby. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 272 applications across Castle. We hold 772 applications in total for the GU1 postcode area.

90% of heritage 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 works would include the erection of two pods at ground floor level which would create an awkward and incongruous arrangement on the ground floor and block views through from the front to the back to the historic sash windows. In addition, the proposed suspended ceilings at first floor level would have a harmful visual impact on the appearance of the historic ceiling. Therefore, it is considered that the proposal would result in a low to moderate degree of less than substantial harm to the significance of the Grade I listed building. The public benefits identified would not outweigh this harm. Therefore, the proposal would conflict with Section 16 of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, policies D3 of the Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015, D18 and D19 of the Local Plan: Development Management Policies, and the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU1 3JD
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Castle

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 October 2025
Consultation expiry
3 December 2025
Consultation start
7 November 2025
Consultation end
3 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
11 November 2025
Neighbour consultation end
3 December 2025
Last date for comments
18 December 2025
Target decision date
18 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Fuller Long Ltd
Agent address
The Granary, 1 Waverley Lane, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8BB

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
7 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
3 December 2025
Site notice start
12 November 2025
Site notice end
3 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14420080
Comments
0
Documents
41

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: Guildford Town Centre
  • Listed building: Grade II: 228 and 230, High StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: Kingdom Hall, 236 High Street, GuildfordRegister site at or near this address
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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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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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    23 Oct

    Replacement of windows within the rear dormer with louvered opening, provision of two replacement air…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongside25/P/01450
  2. 2025
    23 Oct

    Listed building consent for internal refurbishment at ground, first and second floors to create dental rooms…

    This applicationRefusedListed building consent25/P/01451
  3. 2025
    23 Oct

    Advertisement consent for x1 non illuminated fascia sign.

    ApprovedAdvertisement consentFiled alongside25/P/01452

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