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31 Guildford Road Lightwater Surrey GU18 5RZ

25/1297/FFUFull Planning ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 10 February 2026

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)3 conditions

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Erection of single storey side extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with changes to fenestrations.

Received
16 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Lightwater
Agent
Smart Development (LDN) Ltd
  1. Received16 Dec
  2. Validated16 Dec
  3. Consult.16 Jan
  4. Target10 Feb
  5. Decided10 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at 31 Guildford Road Lightwater Surrey GU18 5RZ. Surrey Heath has handled 560 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 69 applications across Lightwater. We hold 111 applications in total for the GU18 postcode area.

86% of full applications at Surrey Heath Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
GU18 5RZ
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Windlesham Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 December 2025
Consultation expiry
16 January 2026
Consultation start
19 December 2025
Consultation end
16 January 2026
Neighbour consultation start
19 December 2025
Neighbour consultation end
16 January 2026
Last date for comments
16 January 2026
Target decision date
10 February 2026
Permission expires
10 February 2029

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent
Smart Development (LDN) Ltd
Agent address
138b Chesterfield Road Ashford TW15 3PD United Kingdom

Planning decision

Case officer
Rowan Speed
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14568914
Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

Source: Surrey Heath

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