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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 dates6,242Searchable applications
896Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 4,976 approved or refused records
814Refused applications
4,162 approved · 814 refused · 218 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/T/00195
T1 Pine - fell tree to ground level (Charlotteville & Warren Road Cons Area)
19 Chesham Mews, Guildford, GU1 3NL
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01155
Single storey rear extension.
31 Old Cross Tree Way, Ash Green, Guildford, GU12 6HT
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00046/1
Discharge of condition 5 (CEMP, Construction Environment Management Plan), 6 (Ecology Survey) Application 23/P/00574. Approved 24/1/2024.
14 Guildown Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HB
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01156
Rear gable end roof extension and side facing dormers to enable a loft conversion.
6 Coltsfoot Drive, Guildford, GU1 1YH
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01157
Proposed rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer, front and side rooflights and ground side fenestration following demolition of rear extension and conservatory.
73 Bray Road, Guildford, GU2 7LJ
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Registered24/P/01158
Erection of 53 dwellings with associated vehicular and pedestrian access from Ash Green Road, parking and secure cycle storage, on site open space, landscape and ecology management and servicing (amended plans received 09.09.25).
Land at Ash Manor, Ash Green Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6HH
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01159
Proposed construction of two additional floors to incorporate ten flats
Stamford House, 91 Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 4QD
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01160
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to determine whether the conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with roof windows would be lawful.
28 Canterbury Road, Guildford, GU2 9TB
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01161
Erection of single-storey rear extension with green roof following demolition of existing single-storey element and stable block
76 Frog Grove Lane, Guildford, GU3 3HA
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01163
Erection of outbuilding following demolition of existing outbuilding.
5 Snelgate Cottages, Old Epsom Road, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RL
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01164
Single storey side extension with changes to fenestration including alteration to existing extension roof
8 Victoria Road, Guildford, GU1 4DJ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01165
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary Condition 2 (Approved Drawings) of Planning Permission Ref: 24/P/00027 (approved 29/07/2024) for the 'Erection of a pair of semi-detached dwellings and associated works following demolition of an outbuilding' to add rear dormer windows to serve accommodation within the roof space of each dwelling.
Land adjacent to 7, Unstead Wood, Peasmarsh, GU3 1NG
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00196
Ash tree - fell, due to Charlara (dieback disease), (Ripley Conservation Area).
Ripley Court, Rose Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6NE
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01166
Listed Building Consent for the Internal and external conservation works and structural repairs to the north end of the house (Conservation Package 3)
National Trust, Clandon Park House, Clandon Park, West Clandon, GU4
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01167
Outline application for the construction of a care home, with 17, one bedroom bungalows with staff accommodation and 10, one and two bedroom affordable homes with all matters reserved.
North Wyke Farm, Guildford Road, Normandy, Guildford GU3 2AN
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01168
New roof/first floor extension including two front and three rear dormer windows and construction of new single storey side garage extension along with changes to fenestration.
18 Merrow Chase, Guildford, GU1 2RY
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01169
Proposed single storey rear extension.
75 Denzil Road, Guildford, GU2 7NG
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01170
Retention of play equipment and privacy screen (retrospective application)
Saddlers Arms, Send Marsh Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6JQ
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00119
Discharge of condition (Construction Traffic Management Plan) of planning application 21/W/00094 (APP/Y3615/W/22/3295114). Approved 22/09/2021.
57 Ladymead, Guildford, GU1 1BZ
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/W/00073
Prior notification under Part 3, Schedule 2, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 for a change of use of a building or land within its curtilage from office (Class E) to 27 residential units (Class C3).
Tempus Court, Onslow Street, Guildford, GU1 4SS
Received 2 Aug 2024 - Decided23/D/00011/5
Discharge of condition 4 (Proposed Lighting Layout) of planning application 21/P/02394. Approved 09/09/2022
Land rear of Chicane and Quintons, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided21/D/00143/21
Discharge of condition 18 (Highway improvements - S278) and 20 (Highway Improvements - S278) of planning application 19/P/01541. Approved 13/12/2019.
Land rear of Chicane and Quintons, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00197
T1: Oak -To reduce in height by 3 metres leaving a retained height of 15 metres, reduce in length by 2-3 metres the 4-5 over extended lateral limbs leaving a retained branch length of 4 metres and to tidy previous pruning cuts where required. T2: Oak - To reduce in height by 3 metres leaving a retained height of 15 metres, reduce in length by 2-3 metres the 4-5 over extended lateral limbs to the South leaving a retained branch length of 3-4 metres and crown lift to 4-5 metres by removing back to stem the lowest 2 primary limbs to the south and trailing secondary branching. T3: Oak - To reduce in length by 2-3 metres lateral branching to the South (tapering into upper crown) leaving a retained branch length of 4-5 metres and remove the lowest primary limb extending to the south back to the stem. TPO P1/201/317
73 Hammersley Drive, Tongham, Guildford, GU12 6GD
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01172
Single storey side/rear extension.
35 Ludlow Road, Guildford, GU2 7NR
Received 6 Aug 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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