West Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ

26/P/00562Full ApplicationApproved

Full

Approved on 20 July 2026

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

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

Proposal

Single storey extension and a glazed covered walkway to the main dwelling; Changes to fenestration. (amended drawings received 02 June 2026)

Received: 27 April 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Guildford Borough Council
Ward: Tillingbourne
Agent: Parkers Design

ReceivedReceived27 Apr
ValidatedValidated27 Apr
Consult.Consultation5 Jun
TargetTarget Date22 Jun
DecidedDecided20 Jul

Decided in 84 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at West Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 3 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the Chilworth Gunpowder Mills conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 173 applications across Tillingbourne. 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 8NQ
Application type: Full Application
Scale / size: Small
Parish: St. Martha

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 5 June 2026
Consultation start: 8 May 2026
Consultation end: 5 June 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 7 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 5 June 2026
Last date for comments: 22 June 2026
Target decision date: 22 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Agent: Parkers Design
Agent address: 3 The Peak, Rowlands Castle, PO9 6AH

Planning decision

Case officer: James Tang
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-14886162
Comments: 0
Documents: 32

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: Chilworth Gunpowder Mills
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, 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.

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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2026
27 Apr
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5 other applications at this property, newest first.

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