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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 dates6,266Searchable applications
896Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,000 approved or refused records
817Refused applications
4,183 approved · 817 refused · 218 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/D/00114/1
Discharge of condition no 2 (SANG and Access Phasing Plan) of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/2
Discharge of condition no 3 (a program for construction of the site accesses and infrastructure) for SANG phases 1, 2 and 3 and Access and Landscaping phases 1, 2 and 3 of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/3
Discharge of condition no 25 (Skylark Method Statement) of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/4
Discharge of condition no 42 (Master Phasing Plan for the whole site) of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Registered24/D/00114/5
Discharge of condition no 43 (An updated Master Phasing Plan for the whole site) of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/6
Discharge of condition no 103 (updated site-wide Utilities Strategy) of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01205
Creation of a parking space.
The Court, Wanborough Manor, Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01206
Listed Building Consent for the creation of a parking space.
The Court, Wanborough Manor, Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Registered24/CON/00026
Material change of use of the land and buildings for the importation, storage, sorting and transfer of scrap metal and end of life vehicles and siting of equipment, machinery, containers and vehicles associated with this use. Erection of concrete panel and blockwork bays and walls, erection of metal-framed canopy enclosing a kiosk and scales for reception and weighing of non-ferrous metals and erection of brick customer shelter to existing adjacent office building (part-retrospective). This application is determined by Surrey County Council.
Penrhyn, Guildford Road, Normandy, Surrey GU3 2AU
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01207
Erection of a rear pitched roof extension with the addition of rear facing dormer window.
7 Dorking Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NW
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01208
Single storey rear extension
33 The Croft, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6FA
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00205
T1 Beech - Reduction of crown by 1/2 a metre. T2 Cornus Mas - Reduction of crown by 1/2 a metre (Shere Conservation Area)
Upper Garth, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JF
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01209
Erection of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension and alterations to the front elevation.
129 Lime Grove, Guildford, GU1 1PH
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00123
Discharge of condition 6 (Soft landscape proposal) of planning permission 17/P/02579 approved 01/10/2018.
Brooksby Building, Ash Road, Pirbright, GU24 0NF
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01210
Erection of a scout hut following the demolition of the existing scout hut.
First Ash Vale Scouts Headquarters, 6 Wood Street, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5JG
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00124
Discharge of conditions 5 (Ecological Management Plan) and 6 (Energy Statement) of planning permission 23/P/00793 approved 06/02/2024.
The Folly, Backside Common, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3EB
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00093/1
Discharge of condition 13 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission 22/P/01636 approved 09/10/2023.
Land at Former Pond Meadow School, Pond Meadow, Guildford
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Awaiting decision24/P/01211
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) to reduce the size of the approved extensions at the side and rear of planning permission 22/P/00681 approved 24/04/2023 for a proposed new front porch, two storey front extension with bay window, ground floor side extension with balcony above, first floor and two storey rear extension, two storey side extension with additional staircase and front balcony and second floor extension including front dormer window.
The Old Surgery, The Spinning Walk, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HN
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00125
Discharge of conditions 3 (Site waste management plan), 4 (Material samples), 5 (Repair and replacement of lift),and 7 (Cycle parking) of planning permission 21/P/00847 approved 30/5/202.
71-72 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4AW
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00126
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Water efficiency), 5 (Site Waste Management Plan), 6 (Biodiversity enhancements) of planning permission 23/P/1517 approved 04/06/2024.
2 Newark Lane, Ripley, GU23 6BZ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided23/D/00018/9
Discharge of Condition 4 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) for planning permission 20/P/00825 approved 21/10/2022.
Urn Field, Downside Road, Guildford
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/W/00074
Prior notification for a single storey 7.10 metre rear extension, 3.7 metres in height with an eaves height of 3.00 metres.
111 Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 7PF
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/N/00099
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 23/P/00726 approved 18/09/2023 to relocate the front retaining wall 600mm towards the dwelling and away from the boundary.
Pinecroft, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2HU
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01212
Erection of double garage and the erection of gates to existing access.
Friary, 49 Pewley Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SW
Received 13 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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