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Flat 1, Efford, Willow Walk, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HY

25/P/01750Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 22 April 2026

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

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

Proposal

Changes to fenestration, replacement fence and replacement patio.

Received
31 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Tillingbourne
Agent
Southborough Building Services ltd
  1. Received31 Dec
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.19 Feb
  4. Target17 Apr
  5. Decided22 Apr

Decided in 98 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Flat 1, Efford, Willow Walk, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HY. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 112 days, 7 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Shere conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 proposed fencing, due to its location to the front of the building, height, suburban design and apparent lack of room for any meaningful planting, would have a harmful visual impact on the character and appearance of the conservation area. In addition, the proposed use of a non-traditional material (uPVC) for the patio doors and bay window on the more visible front elevation within the conservation area, and non-traditional details (such as the hinges to the doors), would result in harm to the significance of the designated heritage asset. The character and appearance of the conservation area would not be preserved. The proposal would result in less than substantial harm to the significance of the designated heritage assets. No public benefit has been identified to outweigh the harm to the heritage asset and therefore permission should be refused. Due regard has been given to the provisions of Section 72 of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Chapter 16 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) (2024), Policy D3: Historic Environment of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites (LPSS) 2015 - 2034, Policy D18: Designated Heritage Assets, Policy D20: Conservation Areas of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies (2023).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026
Consultation expiry
13 February 2026
Consultation end
19 February 2026
Neighbour consultation start
15 January 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 February 2026
Last date for comments
11 March 2026
Target decision date
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Southborough Building Services ltd
Agent address
Arun House, Church Street, Rudgwick, Horsham, RH12 3HJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
23 January 2026
Advertisement expiry
13 February 2026
Site notice end
13 February 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14593262
Documents
17

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: Shere
  • 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 (19)

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, 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.

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