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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4,347 approved · 847 refused · 227 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided24/P/01571
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
2 Vicarage Gate, Guildford, GU2 7QJ
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01572
Single storey front extension, single storey rear extension, rear storage cupboard and changes to fenestration, following removal of conservatory and greenhouse.
22 Chantry View Road, Guildford, GU1 3XS
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01573
Erection of a single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear conservatory and utility room.
268 Grange Road, Guildford, GU2 9QZ
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00277
T1 sycamore - re pollard back to previous pollard points to maintain tree management (Charlotteville and Warren Road Conservation Area)
28 Cooper Road, Guildford, GU1 3LY
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01574
Replacement of French doors and adjacent windows on rear elevation with larger door.
2 Wellers Court, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided21/D/00143/24
Discharge of condition 23 (EV Charging Points) of planning application 19/P/01541. Approved 03/12/2019.
Land rear of Chicane and Quintons, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/10
Part discharge of condition 72 (Lighting Strategy Report) for Phase 1: INF1a of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00278
Fell 1 Mediterranean Cypress, 1 Prunus and 1 Eucalyptus and Crown Lift 1 Apple tree by approx 1m in Waterden Road Conservation Area.
34 Sydney Road, Guildford, GU1 3LL
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/11
Part discharge of condition 76 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) for Phase 1: INF1a of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01575
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.
67 Broomfield, Guildford, GU2 8LH
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/N/00132
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 23/P/01159, approved on 01/09/2023 to omit the proposed rooflights, reduce in width of bi-fold doors and omit the proposed over door window.
1 Magazine Cottages, Old Manor Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NE
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/12
Part discharge of condition 94 (Public Rights of Way and Proposed Footpath/Cycle Connections) for Phase 1: INF1a of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01577
Replacement of hard and soft landscaping with associated works including new entrance canopy, bike store and switch room access
Hays House, Millmead, Guildford, GU2 4HJ
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/13
Part discharge of condition 73 (BNG Statement) and part discharge of condition 75 (Ecological Mitigation and Enhancement Plan) for Phase 1: INF1a of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/14
Part discharge of condition 79 (Open Spaces Plan) for Phase 1: INF1a of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/15
Part discharge of condition 85 (Embodied Carbon Statement) and part discharge of condition 86 (Sustainable Design and Energy Statement) for Phase 1: INF1a of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/16
Part discharge of condition 90 (visibility splays (including pedestrian inter- visibility splays)), part discharge of condition 92 (Parking Strategy) and part discharge of condition 93 (details of the provision of covered, secure cycle parking and provision of charging facilities for E-bikes) for Phase 1: INF1a of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/17
Part discharge of condition 104 (Utilities Strategy) for Phase 1: INF1a of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01578
Erection of new detached self build dwelling and outbuilding following demolition of existing dwelling, garage and outbuildings (as amended by drawings received on 7 January 2025).
Cliffe End, 9 Ridgemount, Guildford, GU2 7TH
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01579
Two storey side extension together with a single storey rear extension.
Willows Rest, 69 Shawfield Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6QX
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01580
Listed Building Consent for the like for like repairs (as far as possible) to return the building back to its pre-loss condition.
50 Ash Church Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6LX
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01583
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the erection of a potting shed and greenhouse to rear garden.
Green Gates, The Green, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JT
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00162
Discharge of condition 4(Environmental Statements), 5 (CEMP) and 6 (LEMP) of planning application 24/P/00093. Approved 22/05/2024
Land to the west of Limnerslease, Down Lane and adjacent to Compton exit of Southbound, A3, Hurtmore, Guildford, GU3 1DJ
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01584
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to determine whether the conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with dormer windows, skylights and flat roof, and the erection of new side porch would be lawful.
Baslow, Green Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6PQ
Received 29 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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