Woodside, The Avenue, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RA

26/P/00528Full ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 9 October 2026

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

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

Proposal

Proposed ridge height increase to allow for the conversion of garage roof space into ancillary accommodation. The proposal consists of 3 front dormers, 2 side dormers and 3 rear dormers, each with glass juliet balconies. Further proposals include a balcony above the garage with a glazed roof, material changes from brick to render across the elevations and alterations to fenestration throughout.

Received: 21 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1 · last counted 5 November 2026
Council: Guildford Borough Council
Ward: Worplesdon
Agent: Studio Reach [Architecture/ Design]

ReceivedReceived21 Apr
ValidatedValidated21 Apr
Consult.Consultation5 Jun
TargetTarget Date16 Jun
DecidedDecided9 Oct

Decided in 171 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a garage at Woodside, The Avenue, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RA. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 171 days, 15 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Worplesdon. We hold 566 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 proposed development would add a significant amount of scale and bulk to the dwelling through its appreciable increase in ridge height across the whole dwelling, the introduction of an extended part to the front of the property, the introduction of gable ends and the insertion of a number of large dormer window features on the rear and side roofslopes of the dwelling. The combination of these elements would represent a substantial and disproportionate addition over and above the size of the original dwelling which would materially reduce the openness of the Green Belt. The proposal therefore constitutes inappropriate development in the Green Belt which is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated that would clearly outweigh the harm to the Green Belt by reason of inappropriateness and the resultant harm to openness. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy GB7 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Policy P2 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites (2015–2034), and the Guildford Borough Council Supplementary Planning Document Green Belt.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: GU3 3RA
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Worplesdon

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 5 June 2026
Consultation start: 1 May 2026
Consultation end: 5 June 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 28 April 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 5 June 2026
Last date for comments: 16 June 2026
Target decision date: 16 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Studio Reach [Architecture/ Design]
Agent address: 4 Assher Road, Hersham, KT12 4RA

Planning decision

Case officer: Lisa Botha
Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 15 May 2026
Advertisement expiry: 5 June 2026
Site notice start: 15 May 2026
Site notice end: 5 June 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14846481
Documents: 23

Site constraints

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Green belt: Guildford
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 (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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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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.

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