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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 dates6,472Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,194 approved or refused records
847Refused applications
4,347 approved · 847 refused · 227 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided24/P/01556
Erection of side extension with rear dormer and internal alterations together with replacement driveway balustrade.
100 Woodside Road, Guildford, GU2 8HQ
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00273
Cherry tree - Reduce by approx 1.5m to previous reduction points. Tree is showing signs of leaf spot which is a fungal infection. Fig tree - Reduce all round by up to 2m. Acer tree - Reduce by up to 1m all around (Guildford Town Centre Conservation Area).
23 Sandfield Terrace, Guildford, GU1 4LN
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01557
Raising of ridge height, two storey rear extension, five side rooflights and new roof to front porch
82 Beckingham Road, Guildford, GU2 8BU
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01558
Installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging device, as part of Surrey County Council's electric vehicle cable gully pilot. The EV charging device is subject to planning permission as the property does not have off-street parking: under Schedule 2, Part 2, Class D and E of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015, and electric vehicle charging socket is classed as permitted development if it is located "within an area lawfully used for off-street parking".
23 Church Road, Guildford, GU1 4NG
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided23/D/00063/36
Part discharge of condition 38 (Biodiversity net Gain) of planning permission 20/P/02155, approved on 30/03/2022.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided23/D/00063/37
Discharge of condition 22 (Sustainability Strategy) of planning application 20/P/02155. Approved 30/03/2022.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01559
Heat Pump installation
41 The Garth, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6QW
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/N/00131
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 24/P/00208, approved on 12/07/2024 to increase the depth of the single storey rear element from 3m to 4m.
8 Burnt Common Cottages, Clandon Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7LA
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01560
The construction of a swimming pool and the use of the existing garden shed (as shown on the submitted plan) as the plant room.
West View, 1 Shere Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6EW
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided21/D/00125/10
Application to approve details of condition 24 (lighting details) pursuant to application 19/P/01460 approved on 13/01/2021 for the construction of a road bridge with associated footways and cycle path connecting Guildford Road / Ash Hill Road Roundabout to a new junction with Foreman Road over the North Downs Railway Line south of the existing Ash level crossing, in addition to associated junction improvements, landscaping mitigation, ecology management measures, flood mitigation measures, and drainage.
Land east of Ash Railway Station & Foreman Road & south of, Guildford Road, Ash, GU12
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00274
(T1) Hawthorn Tree - Fell and treat roots. (Seale Conservation area).
1 Manor Fields, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1HT
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01561
Single storey rear extension, hip to gable roof enlargement, rear flat roof enlargement and front porch.
7 St Michaels Avenue, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3LY
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01562
Conversion of loft space to office space with creation of gable ends and rear dormers and roof windows, changes to fenestration, new access ramp and other internal alterations.
Sinclair, Portsmouth Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EW
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01563
Replacement of ground floor bay windows and central door with glazed panel, installation of externally illuminated fascia signage, window manifestation and a non-illuminated wall-mounted advertisement to the west elevation.
Ripley Dental Surgery, The Old Poste, High Street, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AQ
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01564
Advertisement Consent for the replacement of ground floor bay windows and central door with glazed panel, installation of externally illuminated fascia signage, window manifestation and a non-illuminated wall-mounted advertisement to the west elevation.
Ripley Dental Surgery, The Old Poste, High Street, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AQ
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01565
Erection of a single storey, rear infill extension, changes to fenestration and a new entrance gate.
Slade Cottage, Slade Lane, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6DY
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01566
Erection of self build detached two storey dwelling and associated engineering and landscaping works following demolition of existing tennis court.
15 Chantry View Road, Guildford, GU1 3XW
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01567
Construction of a replacement self build dwelling.
Burrowsdine, Vicarage Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7JN
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/S/00002
Request for an EIA Screening Opinion under the Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) - Schedule 2.
National Trust, Clandon Park House, Clandon Park, West Clandon
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/S/00003
Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) England Regulations 2017 - Request for an EIA Screening Opinion - this request is made under Regulation 5, and in accordance with Regulation 6 for a new high-performance education, training and office facility.
Harlequins Training Centre, Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, GU2 7AD
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01568
Re-modelling of existing bungalow with re-pitched main roof with two side facing flat roof dormers. New flat roof formed over existing front porch together with a replacement rear conservatory on existing footprint.
Wisteria, Send Marsh Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6JB
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01569
Construction of a high-quality, sustainable, self-built chalet bungalow with solar photovoltaic panels, rainwater harvesting and living (green) roof, following the demolition of an existing workshop and outbuildings on the site.
Land behind, Ardol, Hazel Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6HP
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01570
Two storey side/rear extension with front dormer window and new entrance porch.
Fermain, Greyfriars Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6JD
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00276
Fell 1 Beech tree and Coppice 1 Hazel Tree by 2.5m in Compton Conservation Area.
Beech Cottage, The Street, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1EG
Received 28 Oct 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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