What planning history does Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE have?

Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE has council approval for single-storey rear extension granted in August 2004 under ref. 04/P/01644. Source: PlanIt planning register.

What council tax band is Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE?

Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE is in council tax band G. That sits towards the upper end of the band ladder, typically reflecting larger or higher-value homes.

Where is Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE located?

Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE sits in Shere, Guildford, Guildford. It falls within the GU5 postcode district.

What is crime like near Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE?

Police records around Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE show an average of 3 reported crimes per month over the last 5 months. Violent crime makes up roughly 38% of reports, the most common category. The overall trend is broadly stable. Source: Police UK.

Which schools serve Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE?

The closest primary school to Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE is Shere CofE Aided Infant School (313m).

What is the nearest station to Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE?

The closest bus stop to Lime Cottage, Upper Street, GU5 9JE is Upper Lodge, 235m away. The nearest rail option is Gomshall Rail Station, 1.8km away.

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Lime Cottage, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE

5 planning records

Council tax

Band G

Overview

About Lime Cottage

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Lime Cottage is a property in Shere, Guildford, Guildford (GU5 9JE). It has council tax band G.

5 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include tree works, a garage conversion and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.

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Planning

Planning history

Applications and permits filed against Lime Cottage, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE, sourced from the PlanIt planning register.

Lime Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.

Dec 2005
Tree WorksTrees
Outcome in report
Fell overgrown Conifer bush from front garden.
Reference
05/T/00170
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Oct 2004
Garage ConversionFull
Outcome in report
Retrospective application for conversion of existing garage to garden room.
Retrospective
Documents
1 doc on file
Reference
04/P/01980
Full record in report

Price

Sales history & valuation

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No sales recorded with HM Land Registry

That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.

Median price across the last 5 sales in GU5 9JE: £575,000 (2025–2018).

Nearby sales in GU5 9JE

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Area

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Full Guildford report

Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.

Crime

3/mo

Steady year-on-year across the wider district.

Nearest stop

0.2 km

Upper Lodge — bus stop.

Closest school

0.3 km

Shere CofE Aided Infant School. 1 school nearby.

Noise

Road noise across the postcode

Modelled day and night-time noise levels around GU5 9JE from Defra's strategic mapping. The pin marks this postcode's centroid.

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00

48.8dB

Low

Night-time road noise heatmap for GU5 9JE

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00

41.3dB

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