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Guildford Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Guildford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates6,171Searchable applications
896Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 4,908 approved or refused records
801Refused applications
4,107 approved · 801 refused · 215 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Comment on a planning applicationLocal plan Guildford Local PlanConservation areas Conservation areasArticle 4 directions Find out if an article 4 direction applies to your property
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas40 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Decided24/P/01052
Erection of a detached garage/carport following removal of existing storage shed.
Green Tiles, Clandon Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7UU
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01053
Loft conversion to include two front and one rear dormer windows.
5 Ashcroft, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JT
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01054
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed use to determine whether the conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with rear dormer and roof windows would be lawful.
6 Lawn Road, Guildford, GU2 4DE
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01055
Proposed replacement of existing timber windows, alterations to rear and side fenestration and internal alterations.
26 Addison Road, Guildford, GU1 3QG
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/D/00050/2
Discharge of Condition 3 (External Materials) of planning permission 23/P/00981 approved 29/11/2023.
Church Cottage, Church Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HQ
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01056
Single storey side and rear extension with the addition of roof lights
25 Send Close, Send, Woking, GU23 7EL
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided21/D/00026/2
Discharge of Condition 10 (Water Efficiency) of planning permission 17/P/01975 approved 03/09/2018
28B Boxgrove Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1XG
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01057
Single storey side extension
Forsyth, 2 Church Lane, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6EZ
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided23/D/00058/4
Discharge of Condition 4 (External Works) of planning permission 22/P/01497 approved 04/04/2023.
Guildford Plaza, Portsmouth Road, Guildford GU2 4DH
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01058
Erection of two first floor rear balconies.
Pilgrims Court, Sydenham Road, Guildford, GU1 3RX
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01059
Reconstruction and upgrading of the existing soakaway system
111 Merrow Woods, Guildford, GU1 2LJ
Received 12 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01060
Hip to gable roof extensions with barn ends, front and rear dormer windows to allow for a loft conversion.
16 Mountside, Guildford, GU2 4JE
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00175
T1 Yew - Remove overhanging branches. G1 - Yew Bush - fell and replace with Hawthorn tree (Onslow village conservation area)
14 Bannisters Road, Guildford, GU2 7QZ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01061
Replacement self-build dwelling following the demolition of the existing dwelling with additional hard landscaping at the front of the site.
Friary, 49 Pewley Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SW
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01062
Roof extension and increase in roof height to 1 - 3 Jacobs Green with roof lights to the front and rear elevation and re-positioned solar panels to allow for the formation of habitable accommodation within the extended roof space of each dwelling.
1 -3 Jacobs Green, Guildford, GU1 1FB
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01063
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of Condition 3 (restriction on parking spaces and maximum number of dogs) to allow for an increase in the number of cars to be parked (up to 6) and for the addition of a new condition relating to the approved plans to allow for the relocation of the field shelter on planning permission 22/P/01378 approved 09/03/23 for the change of use of land from agriculture to a use for the walking, day care and training of dogs and for the construction of a 3 bay shelter.
Land to the south of Stumps Grove Farm, Whitehill Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6PJ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01064
Single storey side and rear extension.
Sullington, 2 Boxgrove Lane, Guildford, GU1 2TE
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00176
G1 row of lime trees - cut back approximately 2 metres (Guildford Town Centre Cons Area)
Guildown Court, 38 Stoke Road, Guildford, GU1 4HQ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01065
To extend the existing dropped kerb from 4m to 7.5m.
The Lodge, 30 Alexandra Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6PH
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01066
Single storey side extension.
Priors Hatch, Priors Hatch Lane, Hurtmore, Godalming, GU7 2RJ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00177
Various works to trees as per report (Millmead and Portsmouth Road Cons Area)
Fitzsimmons Place Nursery, 32 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DJ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00178
Oak T1 - 2.5 metre reduction (TPO P1/201/35)
6 Holmwood Close, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SS
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01067
Proposed loft conversion with rear dormer window.
Tillingbourne House, Shalford Road, Guildford, GU4 8BL
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Registered24/CON/00020
Consultation from Surrey County Council for non-material amendment to planning permission ref: GU22/CON/00018 dated 19 Jul 2023 to amend plans under condition 1 to increase the height of the entrance opening from 8.842m high to 10.352m high.
Land at Merrow Depot, Merrow Lane, Guildford, GU4 7BQ
Received 15 Jul 2024
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Guildford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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