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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 dates6,492Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,213 approved or refused records
850Refused applications
4,363 approved · 850 refused · 228 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/D/00167/2
Discharge of condition 16 (Roof Top Plant) of planning application 24/P/00331. Approved 26/6/2024.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00167/3
Discharge of condition 11 (Landscape Management Plan) of planning application 24/P/00331. Approved 26/6/2024.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01633
Proposed two storey side and front extension with relocation of front door and alterations to roof including rooflights.
The Old School House, Tintells Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6JD
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00169
Discharge of Condition 3 (Sensitive Lighting Management Plan), 4 (Woodland and Biodiversity Protection and Enhancement Plan) and 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission 23/P/00979 approved 23/5/2024.
Bentley Copse Scouts Association, Hound House Road, Shere, GU5 9JH
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00072/3
Discharge of Condition 24 (Landscape and Ecological Management Plan) of planning permission 23/P/01375 approved 30/09/24
Merrist Wood College, Coombe Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PE
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01634
Proposed two storey rear extension and first floor side extension.
17 Pewley Bank, Guildford, GU1 3PU
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00020/4
Discharge of Condition 11 (Material Sample) of planning permission 20/P/01399 approved 01/03/22
London Camera Exchange, 8 Tunsgate, Guildford, GU1 3QT
Received 5 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01635
Advertisement consent for the erection of X4 Internally illuminated signs and X10 non illuminated signs.
Squire Furneaux, Volvo Cars Guildford, Guildford Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0LW
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01636
Advertisement consent for the proposed erection of a single internally illuminated totem sign.
Cobbett Park, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU1 1RU
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00289
(T10) Sycamore - remove all dead branches and crown lift to 4.5m (T50) Common Oak - remove 2 x lowest branches, crown lift to 4.5m and reduce back over-hang of upper branches (south) by 2M.Effingham Conservation area.
Land on east side of Church Street, Effingham
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/N/00134
Non Material Amendments to planning permission 23/P/00791 approved 11/10/23, to ensure elevations and floor plans conform for plot 1 and insertion of missing roof lights to side facing roofslopes
25 & 25A, Horseshoe Lane West, Guildford, GU1 2SZ
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01637
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension and application of render to first floor level, following the demolition of existing garage (part-retrospective)
Typhina, 2A Holford Road, Guildford, GU1 2QF
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01638
Erection of single storey side and rear extension following the demolition of existing rear dining room.
14 Thatchers Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RT
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01639
Relocate refuse and recycling bin storage, bicycle storage, changes to shop entrance, remove the fa�ade panels, new external door and alterations to windows on the northern and southern elevations, remove external staircase on the north elevation and additional of solar panels and Automatic Opening Vent (AOV) on the roof.
Norwich House, 14 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4AF
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01640
Single storey rear extension including conversion of existing garage and outbuilding to habitable accommodation, erection of new front porch and front facing dormer, addition of solar panels to rear roof with changes to fenestration and other external alterations
Conifers, Sands Road, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LT
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00290
Reduce 1 Acer tree by 3 metres leaving 13 metres in height and 3 metres in spread in Littleton Conservation Area.
Church Cottage, Littleton Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HW
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/N/00135
Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/P/02102 approved 21/05/2021 to make changes to the approved road layouts on the approved plans on condition 2 (drawings) and the hard and soft landscaping drawings approved under conditon 13 (landscaping).
Land at Manor Farm, The Street, Tongham, GU10 1DG
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01641
Erection of a detached two-storey dwelling with integral double garage following demolition of existing bungalow and detached single garage.
Amberley, Cobham Way, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5BH
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01642
Erection of a detached single storey outbuilding for use as an annexe.
The Black House, Dilton Farm, Lockhurst Hatch Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JN
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00291
Horse Chestnut (T8): crown to be reduced to leave a spread of approximately 19m in its circumference (TPO No 6 of 2024)
4 Harvey Road, Guildford, GU1 3SG
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01643
Part-two storey part-single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing conservatory.
18 Tansy Close, Guildford, GU4 7XN
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01644
Erection of ground floor rear extension with roof lights following demolition of existing rear extension
19 Manor Close, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DB
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01645
Erection of a dwelling and associated works following demolition of existing dwelling and outbuildings (amended plans with roof lights removed, received 05/06/2025).
Beagles Den, Dog Kennel Green, Ranmore Common, Dorking, RH5 6SS
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01646
Erection of roof extension with dormer windows and a single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing single storey extension.
Sandalwood, Binton Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LG
Received 8 Nov 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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