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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 dates6,177Searchable 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4,112 approved · 802 refused · 215 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/01098
Installation of two new entrance gates on carriage driveway with accompanying brick posts.
Sabon Gari, Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BY
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00183
(G1) Beech & Sycamore Trees - Crown Lift to five meters and reduce overhanging branches over road by approx 3 meters to suitable growth. (T2) Willow Tree - Reduce to Original Pollard Points.East horsley Conservation area.
The Willows, Guildford Lodge Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RJ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01099
Single storey rear extension
23 Stringers Avenue, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7NW
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00184
(T1) Cherry Tree- looking to remove the ivy from the tree and reduce by up to 50%Compton Conservation Area.
Coombe Cottage, The Street, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1EG
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01100
Hip to gable roof enlargement, two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, enlargement/addition of front and rear dormer windows, addition of front rooflight and changes to fenestration following demolition of existing garage and side extension
77 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4LA
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01101
Proposed single storey rear infill extension, one and half storey front extension, replacement pitched roof over the dwelling creating first floor habitable accommodation and internal alterations
Orchard Cottage, Mount Pleasant, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5NS
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00185
(T1) Holly - Fell. Waterden Road Conservation Area.
Brae Lea, 3 Austen Road, Guildford, GU1 3NW
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01102
Proposed single storey building following demolition of three existing outbuildings.
High Barn Farm, High Barn Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PP
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01103
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single storey flat roof rear extension would be Lawful.
15 Christmas Pie Avenue, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2EQ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided21/D/00143/20
Discharge of condition 15(EA Scheme for the Stratford Brooke / Buffer Zone) of planning application 19/P/01541. Approved 03/12/2019.
Land rear of Chicane and Quintons, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01104
Proposed roof extension, to raise the roof line to allow for the creation of an increased upper floor area to include 2 front facing dormer windows and a dormer window to the rear.
15 Christmas Pie Avenue, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2EQ
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01105
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish if a side extension to the existing barn would be lawful.
Valentines Farm, Rose Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6NE
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01106
Erection of replacement self-build dwelling following demolition of existing dwellinghouse.
Hillside, Crocknorth Road, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5TF
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01107
Two single storey rear extensions to existing bungalow
20 Leewood Way, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5JN
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/D/00108
Discharge of condition 1 (SuDs) of planning permission 24/P/00135 APPROVED 05/04/2024
Woodlands Stables,, Green Lane West, Ash, GU12 6DU
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01108
Erection of a detached one bedroom self build dwelling together with associated works following demolition of existing garage building.
143 The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AT
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01109
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing extension, installation of air source heat pump and fenestration replacements
Pines, Royal Horticultural Society Gardens,, Wisley Lane, Wisley, GU23 6QB
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01110
Proposed erection of a partial single storey rear extension and converting the existing conservatory into a part of the rear extension with flat roof and changes to fenestration.
1 Laurel Cottages, Upper Pinewood Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6DL
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Decided24/CON/00023
Consultation from Woking Borough Council for a Hybrid planning application (part outline, part full planning application) for residential development (Class C3) for up to 461no. residential units and delivery of 15no. traveller pitches and associated infrastructure including groundworks, car parking, open space and landscaping and new vehicular access via a new [roundabout] access junction from the A245 Parvis Road and highway works to be provided in phases; including full planning application for the detailed phase(s) comprising: construction of 253no. residential units (Class C3) and change of use of land for the provision of 15no. traveller pitches and associated infrastructure including groundworks, car parking, open space and landscaping and new vehicular access via a new [roundabout] access junction from the A245 Parvis Road and highway works (Environmental Statement submitted).
Land at West Hall, Parvis Road, West Byfleet, Surrey
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01111
Single storey rear extension to detached chalet bungalow with associated alterations following demolition of existing workshop
150 Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU2 9PG
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00186
(T1) Oak - Crown Lift to provide 6 metres clearance from ground level and reduce canopy by up to 4m to provide clearance from dwelling. TPO-P1/201/191
19 Manston Road, Guildford, GU4 7YE
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01112
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey ground floor side/rear extension and loft conversion would be lawful.
87 Weston Road, Guildford, GU2 8AS
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01113
Changes to fenestration, insertion of rooflights, windows and doors, removal of chimney and new chimney, replacement of front veranda roof and relocation of the swimming pool with associated landscaping.
Woodside, New Road, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DB
Received 24 Jul 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01114
Erection of a new detached garage at the front of the property.
Winslow, 1 Mill Lane, Peasmarsh, Guildford, GU3 1NB
Received 25 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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