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Land to east of William IV, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG

26/P/00277Full ApplicationRefused
Full

Refused on 30 July 2026

Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Creation of a new car park with associated access and landscaping.

Received
3 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
149
Ward
Tillingbourne
Agent
Simon Best Associates Ltd
  1. Received3 Mar
  2. Validated2 Mar
  3. Consult.4 Apr
  4. Target27 Apr
  5. Decided30 Jul

Decided in 150 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land to east of William IV, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 150 days, 12 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building 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 development is not considered acceptable as it has not been demonstrated that there are very special circumstances that justify development on this land within the Green Belt. As such the proposed development would be contrary to Policy P2 of the Guildford Local Plan Strategy and Sites, the Green Belt Supplementary Planning Document and the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
  2. The proposed development would alter the character of the rural character of the area due to the size location and how it sits in the landscape together with the feature that would be introduced into the streetscene, contrary to policy P3 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Development Management Policies 2023, The Residential Extensions and Alterations Guide Supplementary Planning Document 2018 and the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 March 2026
Consultation expiry
4 April 2026
Consultation start
13 March 2026
Consultation end
4 April 2026
Neighbour consultation start
12 March 2026
Neighbour consultation end
4 April 2026
Last date for comments
27 April 2026
Target decision date
27 April 2026

Applicant and agent

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

Planning decision

Case officer
Nicholas Withers
Statutory period
55 days

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
4 April 2026
Site notice end
4 April 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14745067
Documents
26

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • 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 (20)

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, 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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