Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
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 dates6,177Searchable applications
896Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 4,914 approved or refused records
802Refused applications
4,112 approved · 802 refused · 215 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas40 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.
Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided24/P/01084
Two single storey side extensions (including an attached single garage) following demolition of existing attached double garage, and replacement of bay windows.
Stangate, Malthouse Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PS
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01085
First floor side extension and pitched roof over existing porch and garage.
20 Frobisher Gardens, Guildford, GU1 2NT
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00181
Fell two Leylandi trees in the Rectory garden (Worplesdon Conservation Area).
Worplesdon Rectory, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RE
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/N/00091
Non material amendment for planning permission 23/P/00319 approved 17/05/2023 to install two 300mm diameter sun tubes to the concealed flat roof towards the rear of the house.
Greenways, 3 Ganghill, Guildford, GU1 1XE
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01086
Replacement pergola with retractable covering at the rear and removal of the existing canopy structure to the rear.
The H Bar, 3 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BL
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01087
Single storey side and rear extension.
15 Ashcroft, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JT
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01088
Two storey side and rear extension with replacement roofs and a loft conversion and alterations to fenestration and external materials.
14 Tilehouse Road, Guildford, GU4 8AL
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01089
Erection of garage following demolition of existing garage
Wychanger Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01090
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to determine whether the erection of an outbuilding would be lawful
7 Hedgecroft Cottages, Newark Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DD
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01091
Erection of a shelter and change of use of land from garden to mixed use to allow the stationing of a shepherds hut for short term visitor accommodation (part retrospective)
Ramblers, Farley Heath, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9ER
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/D/00105
Discharge of planning obligation condition 2 (energy) ,3 (water efficiency),4 (Boundary treatment),7 (fast charge socket) ( and 8 (Bin store) of planning application 22/P/00409. Approved 30/6/2023.
26 Rickyard, Guildford, GU2 8JP
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01092
Proposed two storey side extension, two storey front entrance extension together with two, single storey rear extensions with internal reconfiguration.
Fair Acre, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6NT
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided23/D/00058/6
Discharge of condition 7 (soft and hard landscaping including planting schedule) of planning application 22/P/01497. Approved 3/4/2023.
Guildford Plaza (former Burymead House), Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DH
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/D/00106
Discharge of condition 5 (Method statement) of planning application 24/P/00085. Approved 09/04/2024.
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3UX
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01093
Proposed two storey side extension with balcony at first floor level, along with changes to fenestration (description amended 06/08/2024).
26 Harvey Road, Guildford, GU1 3SE
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Decided24/N/00092
Non material amendment to planning application 20/P/01428 approved 16/10/2020. Changes to fenestration
41 Keens Lane, Guildford, GU3 3HS
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01094
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to determine whether the erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey extension would be lawful
Sapperton House, Lawbrook Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9QW
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01095
Single storey front and side extension, new first floor front window, new doors to existing rear bay.
17 Manor Way, Guildford, GU2 7RN
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/D/00107
Discharge of Condition 3 (CEMP), 4 (cladding), 5 (lift tower), 6 (roof insulation), 7 (lift overrun), 8 (door joinery) and 9 (gate and louvres) of planning permission 24/P/00088 approved 09/04/2024.
Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3UX
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00182
(T1) Large oak tree- to remove the epicormic growth up to main fork and thin the entire crown by 30%.TPO-P1/201/243
The Coppice, 5 Ganghill, Guildford, GU1 1XE
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn18/D/00227/28
Discharge of condition 28 (Public art) of planning application 18/P/01014 Approved 28/11/2018.
Land North of Keens Lane and, Tangley Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01096
Proposed roof replacement from a flat roof to a mono-pitched roof with an increase in building height by 100mm, together with a new cantilever guttering system, trisomet composite roof system and like for like replacement cladding.
Alexander Barracks, Brunswick Road, Brookwood, Woking, GU24 0DT
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/W/00069
Prior Notification under Schedule 2, Part 16, class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for the installation of two jointing chambers.
Land near Cutt Mill Culvert, Suffield Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1BG
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01097
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether installation of double bi-fold door into the adjoining room/garden wall would be lawful.
52 Ladygrove Drive, Guildford, GU4 7FA
Received 19 Jul 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsResearching a proposal in Guildford Borough Council
Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
How to search planning applicationsGuides to planning records
All planning guides
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK researchPublished Updated
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK researchPublished Updated
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.
Check collection coverageMore planning authorities in England
- Halton Borough Council
- Hampshire County Council
- Harborough District Council
- Harlow District Council
- Hart District Council
- Hartlepool Borough Council