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63 Beckingham Road, Guildford, GU2 8BT

26/P/00770Refused

Refused on 23 July 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use from an existing dwellinghouse (use class C3) to a 6 bedroom HMO (use class C4) and...

Received
8 June 2026
Ward
Westborough
  1. Received8 Jun
  2. Validated8 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Jul

Decided in 45 days

About this application

This is a planning application for a change of use at 63 Beckingham Road, Guildford, GU2 8BT. Guildford has handled 7,086 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 3 weeks quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 78 applications across Westborough. We hold 830 applications in total for the GU2 postcode area.

Why it was refused

  1. The bulk, scale and design of the proposed roof alterations would give rise to a contrived roof form resulting in identified harm to both the existing dwelling and, due to the prominence of the site, the character of the immediate area. The proposed development is found to be contrary to policy D1 of the Local Plan Strategy and Sites and policy D4 of the Local Plan Development Management Policies and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
GU2 8BT
Parish
Westborough

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Jo Trask

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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.

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.

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