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

26/P/00563Listed Building ConsentApproved

Approved on 20 July 2026

Council decision: ApproveDelegated (officer decision)10 conditions

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

Proposal

Listed building consent for a single storey extension with a glazed covered walkway to main dwelling; Changes to fenestration. (amended drawings received 02 June 2026)

Received
27 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Tillingbourne
Agent
Parkers Design
  1. Received27 Apr
  2. Validated27 Apr
  3. Consult.5 Jun
  4. Target22 Jun
  5. Decided20 Jul

Decided in 84 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a heritage application for an extension at West Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ. Guildford has handled 134 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.

90% of heritage 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
Listed Building Consent
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
29

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.

© 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
    12 Oct

    Discharge of condition 3 (slab level, glazed link), 4 (details of all external materials and finishes), 6…

    PendingDischarge of conditions26/D/00149
  2. 2026
    27 Apr

    Single storey extension and a glazed covered walkway to the main dwelling; Changes to fenestration. (amended…

    ApprovedFull ApplicationFiled alongside26/P/00562
  3. 2026
    27 Apr

    Listed building consent for a single storey extension with a glazed covered walkway to main dwelling; Changes…

    This applicationApprovedListed building consent26/P/00563

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