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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 dates6,175Searchable applications
896Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 4,912 approved or refused records
802Refused applications
4,110 approved · 802 refused · 215 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/01068
Proposed rear conservatory.
2 Lower Northfield, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AW
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided23/D/00035/5
Discharge of condition 32 (Phase 1 SuDS Drainage Verification Report) of planning application 22/P/01023. Approved 31/08/2022.
Manor Farm, East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HQ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/D/00104
Discharge of Condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission 23/P/02007 approved 22/03/2024.
6 Oak Tree Close, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5PU
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01069
Erection of a detached 2-bedroom dwelling to side of existing property with creation of new entrance and installation of skylights to existing property.
Little Elm, Sandy Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7AP
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00179
T1 Lime- Crown reduction by 1.5-2M and 10% crown thin (TPO 8 of 2020). Reducing tree to height of c18m and c13m width.
Goslings, The Green, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JT
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01070
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the use of the flat as a single dwelling began more than four years before the date of this application is lawful.
Flat 1, Vale House, 382 Vale Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5NJ
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00180
T1 x 2 Lime - Reduce 1-1.5m all round. T2 Hornbeam - Reduce 1-1.5m all round (Waterden Road Conservation Area)
Apartment 1, Turret House, 1 Jenner Road, Guildford, GU1 3PH
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01071
Certificate of lawfulness to determine whether the building works at The Barn were substantially completed more than four years before the date of this application.
Honeysuckle Cottage, Honeysuckle Bottom, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5TD
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01072
Variation of condition 14 (Secure By Design/Park Mark Accreditations) of planning permission 21/P/01659 approved 17/02/2022, to remove 'and the parking areas achieving a Park Mark Accreditation'.
Former Westway car park, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8YH
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01073
Erection of a single storey infill extension.
61 Dapdune Road, Guildford, GU1 4NZ
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01074
Erection of outbuilding following the demolition of existing outbuilding (Retrospective)
Cartref, Pinewood Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6DG
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/D/00071/1
Discharge of Condition 5 (Construction Transport Management Plan), 8 (Drainage), 13 (Buffer Zone), 14 (Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment), 15 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) & 21(Landscape Proposals) of planning permission 22/P/02063 approved 04/12/2023.
Elmsleigh Farm, Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BP
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Registered24/CON/00021
Consultation from Surrey County Council for non-material amendment to planning permission ref: GU22/CON/00006 dated 10 November 2022 to amend plans and drawings under conditions 2 (plans) and 3 (colours and materials) to allow alterations to various elements of the treatment infrastructure.
Land to the North East of, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU1 1RR
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/CON/00022
Consultation from Waverley Borough Council for the erection of a single storey extension and alterations to fenestration.
Darien Links Road, Bramley, Guildford GU5 0AL
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Decided23/D/00058/5
Discharge of Condition 27(Remediation Strategy) and Condition 28 (Contamination) of planning permission 22/P/01497 approved 03/04/2023.
Guildford Plaza, 5 Portsmouth Road, Guildford GU2 4DH
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01075
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
64 Broad Street, Guildford, GU3 3BE
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01076
Advertising consent for the placement of a freestanding internally illuminated sign(description amended 27/11/24)
Liongate House, Ladymead, Guildford
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01077
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single storey rear extension would be lawful.
69 Lime Grove, Guildford, GU1 1PQ
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01078
Single storey rear extension, changes to fenestration and the addition of rear decking and fencing.
1 Victoria Cottages, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01079
Proposed detached garage following removal of existing outbuildings.
Merrybrook, Horsham Road, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, RH5 6RD
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01080
Re-instatement of door opening to form new entry door to house, existing front door to become window. Two conservation rooflights added to lean-to roof, together with new timber steps to raised terrace.
Trenchmore, Shere Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HS
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01081
Proposed quadruple garage following demolition of the existing outbuilding
Car Park Adjacent To, Post Office, 4 Station Approach, Ash Vale
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01082
Single storey rear extension along with changes to fenestration
Dell-Quay, Fox Corner, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PP
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01083
Replacement of 4 existing single glazed windows with double glazed wood effect white UPVc sash windows.
6 Pilgrim House, Quarry Street, Guildford, GU1 3XY
Received 17 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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