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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 dates6,283Searchable applications
896Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,017 approved or refused records
819Refused applications
4,198 approved · 819 refused · 218 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/01262
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the addition of new velux windows without extending the main roof would be lawful.
35 Dorrit Crescent, Guildford, GU3 3AP
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Registered24/D/00109/1
Discharge of Conditions 11 (lighting) and 14 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)) of planning permission 23/P/00994 approved 10/10/2023
Keepers Cottage, Harewarren Hollow, Merrow Downs, Guildford, GU1 2HJ
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01263
Erection of a part single and part two storey side extension with the addition of front porch and changes to fenestration.
31 Cunningham Avenue, Guildford, GU1 2PE
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01264
Erection of single storey side extension with the addition of a new front porch and changes to fenestration.
31 Cunningham Avenue, Guildford, GU1 2PE
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/W/00078
Prior notification for a single storey 4.00 metre rear extension, 4.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 3.00 metres.
8 Burnt Common Cottages, Clandon Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7LA
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01267
Erection of part single part two storey side/rear extension with alterations and addition of pitched roof to existing garage.
47 Long Reach, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6LZ
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01268
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) to allow for revisions to the outbuilding dimensions, extension roof, glazing, enlarged windows openings and addition of juliet balconies relating to planning permission 23/P/02092 approved 09/02/2024 for a single storey rear extension, roof alterations to include a rear gable roof extension, side hip to gable roof extension, one side and one rear dormer, new outbuilding, erection of new front boundary wall, landscaping works and fenestration changes at the rear following demolition of front fence, existing conservatory and outbuilding.
92 The Mount, Guildford, GU2 4JB
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01269
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of condition 2 (approved plans) for a revised rear roof design to facilitate construction and maintenance of planning permission 23/P/01672 approved 07/12/2023 for the erection of a two storey side extension, part single/two storey rear extension and front entrance porch extension following demolition of existing rear extension and attached garage.
20 Grove Heath North, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EN
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00017/1
Discharge of Condition 8 (Bench Details) of planning permission 21/P/02394 approved 09/09/2022.
Land rear of Chicane and Quintons, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01270
Proposed part single part two storey side extension and replacement porch.
2 Heath Drive, Send, Woking, GU23 7EP
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01271
Single storey side extension and part conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with rooflights and changes to fenestration
18 Chinthurst Park, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JH
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01272
Construction of outbuilding and swimming pool; with associated landscaping works and alterations to approved retaining wall.
34 Fort Road, Guildford, GU1 3TE
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01273
Replacement of tile hanging with webertherm XP render to the front, side and rear of the property.
Elm Bank, School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JN
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01274
Erection of replacement garden wall with the addition of new gate.
Ockham Mill, Mill Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6QT
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01275
Listed building consent for the erection of replacement garden wall with the addition of new gate.
Ockham Mill, Mill Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6QT
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01276
Listed building consent for the proposed repair to a part damaged wall.
Seale War Memorial, Elstead Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1JA
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Decided23/D/00101/9
Discharge of Condition 21 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP), 23 (Water Efficiency) and 25 (External Lighting) of planning permission 22/P/01205 approved 30/05/2023.
Land at, Church Street, Effingham, KT24
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided21/D/00122/5
Discharge of Condition 19 (Energy Verification Report) of planning permission 20/P/01291, approved 20/5/2021.
Ashley House, Christmas Hill, Shalford, GU4 8HN
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00062/1
Discharge of Condition 6 (material samples) for Phase A only of planning permission 23/P/00343 approved 21/12/23.
Guildford County School, Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4LU
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01279
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of detached outbuilding for use incidental to the enjoyment of the main dwelling would be lawful.
Grandview House, 94 Broad Street, Guildford, GU3 3BE
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01280
Variation of Condition 2 (approved plans) to allow for the intermittent use of the roof of the building for events alongside the retrospective introduction of a guard rail around the roof of the building (as required by Building Regulations) and minor alterations to approved scheme including partial change to the roofing material of planning permission 21/P/02415 approved 07/07/2022 proposed construction of new detached building comprising of wine cellar and tasting room with associated landscaping and car parking.
Chilworth Manor, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NN
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/W/00080
Application to determine if prior approval is required under Schedule 2 Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development ) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a new agricultural storage building.
Dunley Hill Court, Ranmore Common, Dorking, RH5 6SX
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00212
(T1) Cherry - reduce back to previous points, around 1.5m off. (T2) Yew - reduce height by 1.5m and shape sides to suitable growth points.Warterden road conservation area.
22 Sydney Road, Guildford, GU1 3LL
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01281
Construction of single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension and outbuilding to rear.
Oakdene, Oak Grange Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7UB
Received 30 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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