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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 dates6,480Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,201 approved or refused records
847Refused applications
4,354 approved · 847 refused · 228 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/01601
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to determine whether the erection of a ground floor side extension, internal alterations, floor plan redesign and all associated works would be lawful
75 Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9RT
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01602
Erection of new modular building to house a class e(b) bakery and installation of EV bays and associated infrastructure.
Demon Service Station, Ladymead, Guildford, GU1 1BZ
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01603
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension with flat roof, roof windows, and roof lantern along with associated internal alterations.
11 George Road, Guildford, GU1 4NP
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01604
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension (description amended 07/11/2024).
Hazelbrook, Peaslake Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RJ
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01605
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a rear extension would be lawful.
Feather Barn, Smugglers Way, The Sands, Farnham
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00282
(G1) Ash - Crown reduce by approximately 30% by removing 3 meters from the hight and 2-3 meters from the sides.Shackleford Conservation area.
Rokers, Rokers Lane, Shackleford, Godalming, GU8 6AF
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01606
First floor front & porch extension with extended front paving area and alterations/additions to fenestration.
7 Parkside Place, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5BZ
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00283
G1- Twin stem Poplar by the front gates and T1- Poplar inside the front gates to the left are about 40m tall and 20-25m wide. Reduce canopy's by 5-6 meters leaving the trees 35m tall and 10-15m wide. G1- Row of Leylandii trees underneath the poplars to remove (Worplesdon Conservation Area).
Perry Hill Farm, Coombe Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PF
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01607
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey rear extension would be lawful.
7 Dunsborough Cottages, Dunsborough Park, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AL
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00166
Discharge of condition 3 (Sustainibilty Measures) and 4 (Biodiversity) of planning permission 24/P/00810. Approved 12/08/2024.
Lord Roberts Centre1, 32 Kings Way, Bisley Camp, Brookwood
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01608
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey rear extension would be lawful.
8 Dunsborough Cottages, Dunsborough Park, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AL
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01609
Single storey rear extension together with the changes to the frontage to include replacement; front door, front path, lightwell, window and front wall, following demolition of existing single storey rear extension.
16 Sandfield Terrace, Guildford, GU1 4LN
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01610
Two storey side extension with changes to the external surface materials and fenestration.
7 Dunsborough Cottages, Dunsborough Park, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AL
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Received20/EC/00342/APL
Enforcement Appeal: Appeal reference APP/Y3615/C/24/3353921
Hurst Farm, Portsmouth Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EY
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01611
Two storey side extension with alterations to external surface materials and fenestration.
8 Dunsborough Cottages, Dunsborough Park, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AL
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01612
Change of Use of an outbuilding to ancillary annexe.
113 Oxenden Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1AS
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00284
T1 - Beech - Reduce height to previous points, approx. 4 metres as needed T2 - Sycamore, Coppice near ground level (St Catherines Conservation Area).
Firbank, 1 Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EW
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01613
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use to determine whether a single storey outbuilding has been in use more than 10 years before the date of this application and been in use as a single dwelling house for more than four years and building works were substantially completed more than four years before the date of this application.
100 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8AQ
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01614
Advertisement consent for 1 non illuminated projecting sign, 1 non illuminated hoarding sign, 2 non illuminated window signs, 6 non illuminated hanging signs, 2 non illuminated buzzer stickers.
Suite E Ground Floor, Meridian House, 9-11 Chertsey Street, Guildford, GU1 4HD
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00140/1
Discharge of condition 3b (remediation scheme) of planning application 23/P/00673. Approved 27/09/2023.
The Freeman Building, 20-22 Send Road, Send, GU23 7ER
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01615
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to determine whether the conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with dormer windows would be lawful.
9 Woodlands Park, Guildford, GU1 2TH
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Received20/EC/00187/APL
Enforcement appeal: Appeal reference APP/Y3615/C/24/3348235
Land on the north east side of Guildford Road, Effingham, Leatherhead also known as Three Acre Barn, Guildford Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5QQ
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01616
Erection of two one-and-a-half-storey dwellings.
Land adjacent to 48D, Church View, Ash, Aldershot, GU12 6RT
Received 1 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00167
Discharge of condition 12 (Roof Details) of planning application 24/P/00331. Approved 26/06/2024
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 24 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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