Brae Lea, 41 Merrow Lane, Guildford, GU4 7LQ
Approved on 23 April 2026
Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions
Proposal
Single storey rear extension following removal of existing conservatory and shed, together with fenestration alterations.
- Received
- 16 March 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Ward
- Burpham
- Agent
- Trevor J Bell Architectural Services
- ReceivedReceived16 Mar
- ValidatedValidated16 Mar
- Consult.Consultation21 Apr
- TargetTarget Date11 May
- DecidedDecided23 Apr
Decided in 38 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at Brae Lea, 41 Merrow Lane, Guildford, GU4 7LQ. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 4 weeks quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Burpham. We hold 957 applications in total for the GU4 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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Application details
- Postcode
- GU4 7LQ
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Burpham
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 22 April 2026
- Consultation start
- 27 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 21 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 1 April 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 22 April 2026
- Last date for comments
- 11 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 11 May 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Trevor J Bell Architectural Services
- Agent address
- 3 Church Cottages, Blackmoor Road, Blackmoor, Liss, GU33 6BW
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 22 April 2026
- Site notice end
- 22 April 2026
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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, 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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