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79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS

26/P/00414Full ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (drawing numbers) of planning permission 21/P/02271 approved 02/11/2022 for a proposed change of use from office to residential, conversion of existing undercroft to habitable accommodation, alteration to driveway access and front garden to provide residential parking, single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear office extension, regrading and reinstatement of the rear garden and internal alterations. To substitute revised drawings for those currently approved as follows: Approved drawing: Substitute drawings: 1922 2001 Rev B 126/010 P1 1933 2112 126/018 P1 and 126/015 P1 1933 2010 Rev A No change - existing drawing only 1933 2111 Rev D 126/016 P1 and 126/017 P1 1933 2110 Rev F 126/013 P1 and 126/014 P1

Received
31 March 2026
Decision due
26 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
0 · last counted 23 October 2026
Ward
Castle
Agent
Weyside Architects
  1. Received31 Mar
  2. Validated31 Mar
  3. Consult.8 May
  4. Target26 May
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 8 May.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (10)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 31 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Millmead and Portsmouth Road, Guildford conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 272 applications across Castle. We hold 831 applications in total for the GU2 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
GU2 4BS
Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Castle

Planning application dates

Date validated
31 March 2026
Consultation expiry
8 May 2026
Consultation end
8 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
8 May 2026
Last date for comments
26 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Weyside Architects
Architect profile
WEYSIDE ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
9 Wherwell Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU24JR

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
17 April 2026
Advertisement expiry
8 May 2026
Site notice start
17 April 2026
Site notice end
8 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14806039
Documents
10

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: Millmead and Portsmouth Road, Guildford
  • Listed building: Grade II: The HavenOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • 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, 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    31 Mar

    Variation of Condition 2 (drawing numbers) of planning permission 21/P/02271

    This applicationPendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/P/00414
  2. 2026
    31 Mar

    Application under section 19 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas Act) 1990 Act (as…

    PendingVariation of conditions (s73)Filed alongside26/P/00415

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