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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 dates6,255Searchable applications
896Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 4,989 approved or refused records
816Refused applications
4,173 approved · 816 refused · 218 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/P/01193
Internal spatial re-ordering which requires demolition of internal existing walls, demolition of existing single storey flat roof addition. Bricking up existing rear elevation window openings. Creating new window and door openings in rear elevation external wall. Construct new secure gardens with security mesh fencing 4.2m high. New 3m high acoustic fence. Construct new single storey flat roof extension with parapet together with new landscaping to rear courtyard.
Farnham Road Hospital, Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 7LX
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01194
Listed Building Consent for internal spatial re-ordering which requires demolition of internal existing walls, demolition of existing single storey flat roof addition. Bricking up existing rear elevation window openings. Creating new window and door openings in rear elevation external wall. Construct new secure gardens with security mesh fencing 4.2m high. New 3m high acoustic fence. Construct new single storey flat roof extension with parapet together with new landscaping to rear courtyard.
Farnham Road Hospital, Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 7LX
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01195
Alterations to existing driveway to create separate entrance and exitways.
1 Grove Road, Guildford, GU1 2HR
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01196
Erection of two storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory, changes to fenestration, new entrance canopy at the front, new front boundary wall with metal railings, and new entrance gate with an electric sliding gate
99 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8AJ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01197
Erection of three terraced two storey houses with roofspace accommodation following demolition of existing house, creation of new access, with associated parking and landscaping.
19 East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HJ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00024/5
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) of planning application 22/P/01584. Approved 17/10/2023
The Paddock, 5 Paddock Grove, Effingham
Received 30 Jul 2024 - Decided22/D/00078/12
Discharge of condition 17 (Soil Contamination Verification Report) of planning application 21/P/02257. Approved 21/03/2022
Waterside Farm Cottage, Wharf Lane, Send, GU23 7EJ
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01198
Part one, part two storey rear extension, new side dormer and enlargement of rear dormer, four new rooflights, minor fenestration changes and internal reconfiguration.
8 Abbotswood, Guildford, GU1 1UT
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided23/D/00125/2
Discharge of condition 4 (Details of samples & Materials) Planning permission 22/P/00105 approved 4/5/2023.
Wistaria, 68 Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2DQ
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01199
Two-storey side extension.
1 Ashurst Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5AF
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00200
Yew tree - Remove overhanging branches on side by up to by 10 feet and reduce top of tree by 6 feet (Shere Conservation Area).
Trenchmore, Shere Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HS
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00122
Discharge of condition 3 (Submission of Construction Transport Management Plan) and condition 4 (Submission of Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 21/P/02220 approved 9/8/2022.
Weir downstream along Tillingbourne River and near Mud Wood, Shalford Road, Guildford, GU4
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00201
Removal of T1 Cedar in the rear garden of the property, grind the stump and replace with a suitable species (Worplesdon Conservation Area).
Glenrowan, Church Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00202
T1 Yew tree - reduce tree by 2m and crown lift by 1m, T2 Chestnut tree - reduce tree by 2.5m (Wanborough Conservation Area).
Waverley Cottage, Manor Farm, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01200
Proposed first floor side and rear extension.
67 Waltham Avenue, Guildford, GU2 9QE
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01201
Proposed installation of 40 ground mounted solar panels
Summerfield, 26 Warren Road, Guildford, GU1 2HB
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/N/00098
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/P/02092 approved 09/02/2024 for revisions to the outbuilding dimensions, extension roof, glazing, enlarged windows openings and addition of juliet balconies
92 The Mount, Guildford, GU2 4JB
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/W/00019/HR
Application under Regulations 75-77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017. following the granting of Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use from agricultural building to dwellinghouse (use class C3) and associated building operations.
Hunts Hill Farm, Normandy Common Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AP
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01203
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to allow for a different metal shed to be erected as approved by planning permission 23/P/01710 approved 23/11/2023. For the proposed erection of metal shed in the rear garden of Peaslake Memorial Hall
Peaslake Memorial Hall, Walking Bottom, Peaslake, GU5 9RR
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01204
Erection of a detached garden pergola with planters (Retrospective)
Anchor And Horseshoes, 194 London Road, Guildford, GU1 1XR
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00203
T1 Liquidamber - Crown reduction by 2-3 meters and cut back the 2 branches interfering with the phone lines (Puttenham Conservation Area)
122 The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00204
T1 Yew - Crown reduce by 1-2 meters (East Clandon Conservation Area)
Yew Tree Cottage, The Street, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided21/D/00143/22
Discharge of condition 7 (Water Efficiency Calculations) of planning permission 19/P/01541 approved 3/12/2019.
Land rear of Chicane and Quintons, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided21/D/00143/23
Discharge of condition 10 (Wastewater Capacity) of planning permission 19/P/01541 approved 3/12/2019.
Land rear of Chicane and Quintons, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 12 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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