Capricorn, 5 Old Portsmouth Road, Artington, Guildford, GU3 1LX
Refused on 5 March 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
First floor rear extension.
- Received
- 14 November 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Ward
- Shalford
- ReceivedReceived14 Nov
- ValidatedValidated27 Nov
- Consult.Consultation20 Dec
- TargetTarget Date22 Jan
- DecidedDecided5 Mar
Decided in 98 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a rear extension at Capricorn, 5 Old Portsmouth Road, Artington, Guildford, GU3 1LX. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 111 days, 7 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Shalford. We hold 568 applications in total for the GU3 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
- The cumulative impact of the proposed extension, when considered alongside existing additions and alterations to the dwelling, would by definition be harmful to the Green Belt due to their combined scale, height, and massing. The proposal would result in disproportionate additions over and above the size of the original building. No very special circumstances have been put forward to outweigh the identified harm to the Green Belt, and none are considered to exist in this instance. The development therefore fails to comply with Policy P2 of the Local Plan: Strategy and Sites, the Green Belt Supplementary Planning Document (2023), and the National Planning Policy Framework (2024).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- GU3 1LX
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Shalford
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 27 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 20 December 2025
- Consultation start
- 28 November 2025
- Consultation end
- 20 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 28 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 20 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 22 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 22 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Copperkins, Burrows Cross, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QF
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 20 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 20 December 2025
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Green belt: Guildford
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, conservation 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.
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