Langton Priory, Portsmouth Road, Guildford GU2 4AA

26/T/00249Approved

Approved on 23 October 2026

Council decision: Tree Application Approved

Approximate site (title boundary)

Boundary © HM Land Registry, © Ordnance Survey · details

This information is subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 and is reproduced with the permission of HM Land Registry. The polygons (including the associated geometry, namely x, y co-ordinates) are subject to Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey AC0000851063. Conditions of use.

Proposal

1. Small Yew on bank (0553) Carefully climb and dismantle to as close to ground level as possible. 2. Cedar at rear (0029). Remove first low limb overextended limb to LHS (North) retaining 2m stub with habitat nesting holes within. TPO Nos: 1967.

Received: 11 September 2026
Public comments: 0 · last counted 8 November 2026
Council: Guildford Borough Council
Ward: St Nicolas

ReceivedReceived11 Sep
ValidatedValidated11 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided23 Oct

Decided in 42 days

About this application

This is a planning application at Langton Priory, Portsmouth Road, Guildford GU2 4AA. Guildford has handled 7,095 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 3 weeks quicker than Guildford's typical decision time. The site is in the St Catherines Guildford Town Centre conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 59 applications across St Nicolas. We hold 830 applications in total for the GU2 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode: GU2 4AA
Parish: Friary & St. Nicolas

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer: Tim Holman

Additional information

Documents: 7

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
Conservation area: St Catherines Guildford Town Centre

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.

Source: Guildford

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