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The appeal by the developer against the refusal by Guildford Borough Council (GBC) of planning application 25/P//01521 for up to 200 dwellings on the site known as Shortlands Farm, has been allowed.
 6008529 - Appeal Decision.pdf | [Inspector's report] | 473 kB |
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Guildford Borough Council (GBC) has issued a provisional Tree Protection Order (TPO) on 90 individual trees and 3 areas of woodland in and around the site on which Taylor Wimpey (TW) is planning to build up to 950 dwellings. The TPO is valid for 6 months, after which the Council either needs to confirm it or let it lapse.
| Standard letter TPO 1 of 2026.pdf | [Letter from GBC re TPO] | 179 kB |
| Tree Preservation Order (No 1) of 2026 - Land between Westwood Lane and Glaziers Lane, Normandy.pdf | [TPO Details] | 5448 kB |
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UPDATE 21 September: We have now submitted to Guildford Borough Council our objection to application 25/P/01726; please see the pdf below.
UPDATE 28 August: We have now submitted to Guildford Borough Council our objection to application 25/P/01725; please see the pdf below.
Taylor Wimpey's agent, Savill's, has resubmitted papers for the major TW development in Normandy (Guildford Borough Council - GBC - planning reference 25/P/01725) and associated SANG (25/P/01726). The following are our headline comments on both applications:
| NAG Supplementary Objection to 25/P/01725 | [ ] | 360 kB |
| NAG Supplementary Objection to 25/P/01726 | [ ] | 225 kB |
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The recently published Green Belt Assessment (GBA) from Guildford Borough Council makes for worrying reading if you believe that the Green Belt serves important purposes and should therefore have extra protection from development. In the PDF below, we give our analysis and suggest certain actions we can all take to try to preserve our precious Green Belt before it is too late.
| Our Analysis and Concerns | [ ] | 179 kB |
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Planning application 25/P/01521 for up to 200 dwellings at Shortlands Farm near the boundary between Normandy and Ash has been referred to the Planning Inspectorate on grounds of ‘non-determination’: in other words, because Guilford Borough Council (GBC) failed to give a ruling on it within the statutory timeframe.
| Shortlands Farm Grey Belt Question | [ ] | 96 kB |