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1 Vine Cottage, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HE

25/P/01506Full ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 8 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Proposed single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing 19th century lean-to structure. Existing porch canopy to be enclosed to create a boot/cloak room. Installation of new first-floor rear window and conservation roof light to family bathroom. (additional drawing received 01.12.2025)

Received
4 November 2025
Public comments
1
Ward
Tillingbourne
Agent
Simon Best Associates Ltd
  1. Received4 Nov
  2. Validated4 Nov
  3. Consult.26 Dec
  4. Target30 Dec
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 185 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 1 Vine Cottage, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HE. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 185 days, 17 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Shere conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 173 applications across Tillingbourne. We hold 420 applications in total for the GU5 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 proposal would require demolition of an existing rear extension which is considered to form part of the significance of the listed building. The proposed rear extension would wrap around the core of the main building and would fail to show sufficient subservience to the listed building. The proposed rooflight would be installed on an uninterrupted roof slope and there is insufficient information on the rooflight or justification of the work. As such, it is considered that the proposal would result in a less than substantial harm to the significance of the listed building. No public benefit was identified to outweigh the harm to the designated heritage asset. Therefore, the proposal would be contrary to Policy D3 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015-2034, Policy D4, D18 and D19 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2023) and Chapter 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
  2. The proposal would, by virtue of the positioning, scale and design of the proposed extension, have a dominating impact which detracts from the character of the existing building. The extension would exceed beyond the established building line and the gable roof form would project above the immediately adjacent first floor window, thereby, introducing a development which does not respect the proportions of the existing dwelling. The proposed extension despite being single storey would not appear subservient to the main dwelling. The development would further, as a result of the dominance of the extension, be overly visible within the surrounding area and appear highly prominent in views from Upper Street and the public car park to the north of the site. The glazed element would exacerbate the prominence and lead to potential light spill in evenings. The extension would be at odds with the immediate character of the historic Shere village. Accordingly, the proposal would be contrary to Policy D1 of Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015—2034 (LPSS) adopted April 2019, Policies H4 and D4 of Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies (LPDMP) adopted March 2023, Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD 2018 and the National Planning Policy Framework.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU5 9HE
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shere

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 November 2025
Consultation expiry
26 December 2025
Consultation start
21 November 2025
Consultation end
26 December 2025
Neighbour consultation start
2 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
26 December 2025
Last date for comments
30 December 2025
Target decision date
30 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Simon Best Associates Ltd
Architect profile
SIMON BEST ASSOCIATES LIMITED
Agent address
The Long Barn, High House Farm, Gomshal Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9BU

Planning decision

Case officer
James Tang
Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 November 2025
Advertisement expiry
26 December 2025
Site notice start
5 December 2025
Site notice end
26 December 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14442990
Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Shere
  • Listed building: Grade II: Seaforth CottageOn this site · +1 more
  • Green belt: Guildford
  • National Landscape (AONB): Surrey Hills
  • 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 (18)

flood storage 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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2025
    4 Nov

    Proposed single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing 19th century lean-to structure…

    This applicationRefusedFull25/P/01506
  2. 2025
    4 Nov

    Listed building consent for the proposed erection of a single-storey rear extension following demolition of…

    RefusedListed building consentFiled alongside25/P/01507

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