9 Baldwin Crescent, Guildford, GU4 7XW
Refused on 10 August 2026
Council decision: RefuseDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Roof enlargement with rear dormer window and three no. rooflights to front.
- Received
- 28 April 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Guildford Borough Council
- Ward
- Merrow
- ReceivedReceived28 Apr
- ValidatedValidated8 May
- Consult.Consultation6 Jun
- TargetTarget Date3 Jul
- DecidedDecided10 Aug
Decided in 94 days (council typically 63)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a dormer extension at 9 Baldwin Crescent, Guildford, GU4 7XW. Guildford has handled 2,986 applications of this type. This one was decided in 104 days, 6 weeks longer than Guildford's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Merrow. 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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Why it was refused
- The proposed dormer window, by virtue of its scale and poor design, would be a prominent and visually intrusive addition which would have a harmful effect on the character and appearance of the existing building and surrounding area conflicting with policies H4 and D4 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan - Development Management Policies (LPDMP), policy D1 of the Guildford Borough Local Plan: Strategy and Sites 2015 - 2034, Chapter 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), and the guidance as set out in the Residential Extensions and Alterations SPD.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- GU4 7XW
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Merrow
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 May 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 6 June 2026
- Consultation start
- 15 May 2026
- Consultation end
- 6 June 2026
- Neighbour consultation start
- 11 May 2026
- Neighbour consultation end
- 6 June 2026
- Last date for comments
- 3 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 3 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent
- Collins & Coward
- Agent address
- 22 Post Office Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford, CM1 7AD
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sakina Khanbhai
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 6 June 2026
- Site notice end
- 6 June 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.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
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