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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4,183 approved · 817 refused · 218 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/P/01213
Replacing three existing ground floor front windows and one rear window with like for like double glazed windows.
47 Barnwood Road, Guildford, GU2 8JD
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01214
Extension to Rear of Garage.
The Burrow, 69 The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AT
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01215
Application to reinstate the legal status of 3 Applegarth Avenue to (C3) residential use.
3 Applegarth Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LZ
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/D/00127
Discharge of Condition 3 (Bicycle Parking and Charging Point) of planning permission 24/W/00037 approved 06/06/2024
71-72 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4AW
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01216
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and condition 4 (demolition of existing outbuildings on site) to withdraw consent for the construction of the guest house, replace the existing pool house with a new pool house and retain/refurbish the existing swimming pool, in relation to application 24/P/00521 approved 05/06/2024 under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of condition 2 (approved plans) to make changes to the approved greenhouse size and location, of planning permission 23/P/00307 approved 23/06/2023 for the demolition and replacement of the outdoor swimming pool to the main dwelling house, demolition and replacement of guest dwelling house, demolition of detached residential outbuildings and replacement with a detached garage block and greenhouse together with the associated access arrangements, landscaping and planting
Pilar Lodge, Sample Oak Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8RE
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01217
Erection of polytunnels with associated landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.
Hurtmore Fields, Lower Eashing, Godalming, GU7
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00032/2
Discharge of Condition 7 (Landscape Design Proposals) of planning permission 23/P/00628 approved 29/01/24.
Lomond Farm, Woodhill, Send, WOKING, GU23 7JR
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01218
Loft conversions within existing roof structure and the addition of 7 No. heritage roof windows.
2 Middle Farm Close, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5LB
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided23/D/00063/32
Discharge of Condition 8 (Road Safety Audits) of planning permission 20/P/02155 approved 30/03/2022
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01219
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a hip to gable roof extension, roof windows on the front facing roof slope and rear dormer window would be lawful.
168A Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4UB
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01220
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether works to loft and roof; including formation of dormer windows to the rear and side elevation, and new rooflights to the front and side elevation would be lawful.
111 Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 7PF
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01221
Replacement of windows and doors.
Trinity Cottage, 12 Trinity Churchyard, Guildford, GU1 3RR
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01222
Construction of a ground floor glass roofed lean-to style veranda behind the existing extension on a new tiled surface at ground level.
51 Tormead Road, Guildford, GU1 2JB
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01223
Construction of detached outbuilding following demolition of existing garage outbuilding
Bradstone Garden Cottage, Christmas Hill, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HR
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01224
Proposed rear extension with associated side window and door alterations following Demolition of outbuilding.
34 Orchard Close, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2EU
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01225
Retrospective planning for retention of rear outbuilding for incidental use.
16 Longacre, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6RN
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01226
Hip to gable roof extension and extension of rear dormer to extend habitable accommodation in the loft. (Retrospective)
Launde, 9 Newark Close, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DW
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01227
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey side extension and outbuilding is lawful.
Bradstone Garden Cottage, Christmas Hill, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HR
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/W/00075
Prior notification for a single storey 6.0 metre rear extension, 3.58 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.99 metres.
Bradstone Garden Cottage, Christmas Hill, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HR
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01228
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the removal of the existing chimney would be lawful.
11 Walnut Tree Gardens, West Horsley, Guildford, KT24 6DW
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided24/W/00076
Prior notification for a single storey rear extension with peripheral tilted roof extending 5.1 metres from the rear wall, 3.10 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.10 metres
Wyke Heath Farm, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2HU
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided22/D/00003/5
Discharge of Condition 13 (Remediation Scheme) & 14 (Bin Storage) of planning permission 21/P/01949 approved 24/06/2022
North Wyke Farm, Guildford Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AN
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided23/D/00063/33
Discharge of Condition 55 (Construction Logistics Management Plan) of planning permission on 20/P/02155 approved 20/P/02155.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided20/D/00127/1
Discharge of Condition 7 (Energy Statement) of planning permission 19/P/01982 approved 17/03/2020.
Fairacre, Oak Grange Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7UE
Received 15 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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