39, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1AU
Approved on 23 October 2026
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)8 conditions
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Proposal
Change of use and alterations of first and second floors and part of the ground floor retail premises to form a single residential unit with erection of a single-storey extension; alterations to rear entrance of retail unit; construction of cycle storage; removal of existing external refrigeration/air-conditioning equipment.
- Received
- 19 August 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Waverley Borough Council
- Ward
- Godalming Central and Ockford
- ReceivedReceived19 Aug
- ValidatedValidated19 Aug
- Consult.Consultation23 Sep
- TargetTarget Date14 Oct
- DecidedDecided23 Oct
Decided in 65 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 39, High Street, Godalming, Surrey, GU7 1AU. Waverley has handled 2,774 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Waverley's typical decision time. The site is in the Godalming Town Centre conservation area, with 18 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Godalming Central and Ockford. We hold 440 applications in total for the GU7 postcode area.
89% of full applications at Waverley Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- GU7 1AU
- Application type
- FULL APPLICATION
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Godalming
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 19 August 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 23 September 2026
- Consultation end
- 23 September 2026
- Target decision date
- 14 October 2026
- Committee meeting
- 19 August 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
- Agent address
- 39 LULLINGTON GARTH NORTH FINCHLEY LONDON N12 7LT
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Omar Sharif
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- UPRN
- 100062351842
- Documents
- 21
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Godalming Town Centre Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, 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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Associated applications
- 202619 Aug
Change of use and alterations of first and second floors and part of the ground floor retail premises to form…
This applicationApprovedFullWA/2026/01550 - 202619 Aug
Listed building consent for external and internal alterations.
ApprovedListed building consentFiled alongsideWA/2026/01551
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