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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 dates6,238Searchable applications
896Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 4,972 approved or refused records
814Refused applications
4,158 approved · 814 refused · 218 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/W/00070
Prior notification for three single storey 6.10 metre rear extensions, 3.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.80 metres.
Wilderness Cottage, Hatch Lane, Ockham, Woking, KT11 1NR
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01130
Construction of a single storey garden room.
24 Boxgrove Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1XG
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00188
Indian Bean Tree - T1 crown to be reduced from 10m high and 12m wide down to 7.5m high and 9m wide due to excessive shading to house & touching neighbours property. TPO (no10 of 2011)
1 Bateman Grove, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6QG
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/T/00189
Remove Ash Trees 1-17 (TPO P1/201/148)
Silent Pool, Shere Road, Albury GU5 9BW
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01131
Outline application to consider access, appearance, layout and scale for a proposed, self-build residential dwelling
Three Acre Barn, Guildford Road, Effingham, KT24 5QQ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/D/00024/4
Discharge of Condition 5 (detailed drawings) and 17 (storage of waste) of planning permission 22/P/01584 approved 17/10/2023.
The Paddock and Coach House, Guildford Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5QA
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided23/D/00101/8
Discharge of Condition 18 (fast charge socket) and 19 (charging point for e-bikes) of planning permission 22/P/01205 approved 30/05/2023
Land at, Church Street, Effingham, KT24
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01132
Proposal for the installation of two rapid electric vehicle charging stations and ancillary equipment replacing four existing parking spaces within the car park of the National Co-Op store.
121B Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8AQ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/D/00114
Discharge of Condition 61 (Amended Placemaking Infrastructure Design Code) of planning permission 22/P/01175 approved 24/5/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01133
Erection of detached garage block following demolition of existing.
68 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 3PB
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/W/00071
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to convert the first floor to 2 x 1 bedroom residential flats.
Duncan House, High Street, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AY
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01134
Listed Building Consent for the redecoration of shop front, as well as new fascia signage and hanging sign using existing bracket.
72-74 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3HE
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01135
Change of use of land from uncategorised to use class sui generis for placement of a mobile hot and cold food and drinks trailer on retail forecourt hardstanding.
4 Grange Road, Guildford, GU2 9PY
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01136
Planning permission for repairs to wheelchair access stone path.
St John The Baptist's Church, The Street, Puttenham GU3 1AR
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01137
Listed Building Consent for the repairs to wheelchair access stone path
St John The Baptist's Church, The Street, Puttenham GU3 1AR
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Received20/EC/00258/APL
Enforcement and planning appeals APP/Y3615/X/24/3348039, APP/Y3615/C/24/3348075, APP/Y3615/C/24/3348076, APP/Y3615/C/24/3348077, APP/Y3615/W/24/3348005, APP/Y3615/W/24/3348009
Tap Farm, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01138
Replace deteriorated and draughty single-paned wooden casement windows with equivalent modern heritage wood-effect PVC windows.
Manor Farm House, Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/W/00072
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended 2021) for change of use from two agricultural buildings to a flexible commercial use of Class E (g).
Lone Barn, Hook Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AN
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01139
Listed Building Consent for internal alterations and additional internal detailing together with external painting of Treetops.
Treetops, Old Portsmouth Road, Peasmarsh, Guildford, GU3 1LN
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided23/D/00063/31
Discharge of condition 36 (Archaeology) of planning application 20/P/02155. Approved 30/3/2022.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01140
Installation of an air source heat pump and fenestration replacement
Weatherhill Cottage, Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QA
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided22/D/00115/1
Discharge of condition 16 (Water consumption calculations) of planning application 21/P/01627. Approved 26/7/2022.
26 Waterden Road, Guildford, GU1 2AY
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided24/P/01141
Proposed single storey side/rear extension and erection of a side porch canopy (description amended 06/08/2024).
37 Down Road, Guildford, GU1 2PY
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01142
Listed building consent for external repairs to brickwork and roof, internal refurbishment and reconfiguration to both cottages, bathrooms relocated to first floor, replacement sanitaryware and kitchens and new heritage windows and doors to replace existing with changes to fenestration.
Manor Farm Cottages, Elstead Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1HX
Received 31 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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