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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4,198 approved · 819 refused · 218 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Appeal decided24/P/01282
Proposed side and rear extension following demolition of garage and partial demolition of existing dwelling.
Girtford, Tuckey Grove, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6JG
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01283
Erection of single storey front and rear extensions, conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation, roof alterations to include raised ridge height, rear dormer and front chalet style extensions and changes to fenestration following demolition of conservatory
Fairholme, Flexford Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2EF
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00214
Reduce fractured limb on Robinia (T1) by approx 4m to reduce weight and minimise risk of limb failure. Remove limb below to lift canopy (Ripley Conservation Area).
St James Place, High Street, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AF
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01284
Erection of a single-storey side and rear extension following the demolition of existing conservatory and garage.
14 Bray Road, Guildford, GU2 7LJ
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01285
Advertisement consent for illuminated signage on the front and rear elevation of the building.
3 Guildford Business Park, Guildford Business Park Road, Guildford, GU2 8SG
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01286
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the replacement of windows, side door, fascia soffits and gutters on a dwelling and erection of garden shed (following demolition of existing shed) would be lawful
Crannies, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RX
Received 27 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01287
Two storey side extension and driveway works.
8 The Paddock, Guildford, GU1 2RQ
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01288
Change of use of buildings and land from agriculture to dwelling and office and storage space
Sherbourne Farm, Shere Road, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9BW
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01289
Construction of stable block, area of hardstanding, silage clamp/muck heap and access track
Land east of, Unstead Lane, Bramley, GU5 0BT
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/N/00101
Non-Material Amendment to planning permission 23/P/01478, approved 13/11/2023 to retain the existing hip roof height and ridgeline for the two storey side extension, rather than dropping the height by 400mm (as the current consented scheme does) and aligning with the gable roof height.
35 Summersbury Drive, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JG
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01290
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey rear extension would be lawful.
Silver Birches and Gilmont, Peaslake Lane, Peaslake
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/P/01291
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a loft conversion with rear dormer and single storey side extension would be lawful.
14 Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU1 1LL
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01292
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the siting of an additional caravan for residential use would be lawful.
Summer Place, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AQ
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/T/00215
T1 X2 Elms - Fell. Fell boundary trees with adjacent derelict land (Charlotteville & Warren Road Conservation Area)
95 Addison Road, Guildford, GU1 3QE
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01293
Replace 1x existing ATM with new proposed ATM to match existing.
19 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4AF
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01294
Advertisement Consent for the replacement of 1 existing ATM with new proposed ATM to match existing.
19 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4AF
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01295
Proposed new access and 5-bar gates to area of woodland.
Land to the east of Glenside Cottage, Botany Hill, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LZ
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01296
Proposed rear canopy
5 Ashbury Crescent, Guildford, GU4 7HG
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/D/00130
Discharge of Condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 24/P/00885 approved 30/7/2024.
Chestnut Farm, Ockham Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6NP
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Decided24/D/00131
Discharge of Condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 23/P/01286 approved 13/02/2023.
Fullers Farm, Hatchlands, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RT
Received 2 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01297
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) to allow for the continuation of the existing render and timber detailing at the front of the building to the west and north elevations, the use of grey aluminium windows and matching roof tiles for the link section, alterations to the rear fenestration and other changes to planning application 23/P/02099, approved on 27/02/2024 for a two storey rear extension, first-floor side extension, changes to fenestration, widened access to the highway, replacement front boundary wall with new railings on top, greenhouse repairs, and installation of air-source heat pump following demolition of existing rear extensions and outbuildings (amended description 21/10/2024).
The Clock House, 10 Summersbury Drive, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JQ
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided21/D/00125/9
Discharge of condition 12 (monitoring report), 18 (Flood bridge), 21 (maintenance of soft and hard landscape) and 27 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan) of planning application 19/P/01460. Approved 13/01/2021.
Land east of Ash Railway Station & Foreman Road & south of, Guildford Road, Ash, GU12
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Decided24/D/00088/1
Discharge of condition 6 (materials) for Phase A only of planning permission 24/P/00122 approved 09/05/2024.
Guildford County School, Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 4LU
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01298
Placement of an air source heat pump to rear elevation
54 Liddington New Road, Guildford, GU3 3AH
Received 3 Sept 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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