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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4,363 approved · 850 refused · 228 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/P/01647
Erection of X5 non illuminated signs
256 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3YL
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00292
(T1) Mixed Hedge - Trim back from road. (T2) Robinia - Prune back from lamp post by 0.5m, remove deadwood. (T3) Lime - Formative prune, prune back from lamp post by 0.5m (T5) Oak -Remove deadwood over carpark. (T9) 4x Maple - Formative prune, lift secondary branches over car park. (T11) Maple - Lift secondary branches over footpath to give 2.5m clearance, thin (T13) 2x Elms - Death,FellRipley Conservation area.
Car Park, White Hart Meadows, Ripley
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01648
Listed Building Consent for repairs to garden retain wall to include strengthening buttresses, crack stitching and repointing in lime mortar.
Willow Grange, Woking Road, Guildford, GU4 7QS
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00144/1
Discharge of condition 2 (materials) and 3 (design of parapets) of Listed Building Consent 21/P/00931, approved 20/10/2022 (description amended 17/12/2024).
119 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4EB
Received 6 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00144/2
Discharge of Condition 5 (samples of materials), 6 (design of the parapets), and 8 (biodiversity net gain) of planning permission 21/P/00930 approved 20/10/22.
119 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4EB
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn22/D/00063/24
Discharge of Condition 26 (detailed large scale plans) of planning permission 21/P/02296 approved 11/02/22
1 & 2 Ash Grove, Guildford, GU2 8UT
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00170
Discharge of Condition 5 (fast-charge electric vehicle charging point), 6 (covered parking and provision of a e-bikes charging point), and 8 (bird nesting and roosting boxes) of planning permission 22/P/02151 approved 10/10/23
Land to the south of Red Gable, Manor Close, East Horsley, KT24 6SA
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided18/D/00226/24
Discharge of Condition 7 (public open space and recreation plan) of planning permission 16/P/00222 approved 26/01/2018
Land at Manor Farm, The Street, Tongham, GU10 1DG
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00171
Discharge of Condition 3 (hard and soft landscaping) and 9 (external materials) of planning permission 23/P/01771 approved 06/09/2024.
14 Blackwell Avenue and land to the rear of 10A-12 Blackwell Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LU
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/N/00136
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 23/P/00422 approved 01/11/23 for the addition of 6 rooflights.
Landthorne, Elstead Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1JA
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Decided24/N/00137
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 24/P/00201 approved 11/04/24 to replace a window with a feature window on the south-eastern elevation - Alterations in regard to the surface area of the timber featheredge boarding within the end gables - Increasing the size of the dormer windows on the two dormers, omitting two rooflights and altering the position of two rooflight on the located on the south-western elevation. - Omitting two solar panels and the addition of an air source heat pump (ASHP) on the south-western elevation - Slight alteration of door and window styles and opening functionality.
Alder Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01649
The construction of a single storey contemporary garden building.
Weddington, Fairwell Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6DE
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01650
Erection of new infill wall following the demolition of link bridge
Bottle Works, The Bars, Guildford, GU1 4LP
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Decided24/W/00108
Application for prior approval for the change of use from agriculture to flexible commercial use to provide storage (Use Class B8) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended)
Whipley Farm, Aldershot Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BE
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01651
Erection of first floor rear extension
60 Woodlands Road, Bookham, Leatherhead, KT23 4HH
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01652
Erection of self-build, two storey detached dwelling with access, parking and associated works.
Heatherview, Farley Green, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DN
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00172
Discharge of Condition 3 (Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission 24/P/00560 approved 16/10/2024.
17 Pewley Way, Guildford, GU1 3PX
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01653
Proposed lowering of the existing integral garage and driveway approach to allow a room to be formed over the garage, enlargement of driveway and installation of new walls and steps, two storey front extension under existing upper storey overhang, and external materials changes to front elevation including replacement of concrete hanging tile with slate and railings with glass balustrade (description amended to reflect clarification of existing and proposed plans 17/02/2025)
18 Abbot Road, Guildford, GU1 3TA
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01654
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
Box Cottage, Westwood Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2JQ
Received 8 Nov 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01655
Erection of a single storey front and rear extension, single storey infill side extension, hip to gable roof extensions, front and rear dormer windows and changes to fenestration.
2 Grove Heath North, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EN
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01656
Lawful development certifiate (proposed) for the erection of a rear single storey extension with new front porch, to replace existing entrance.
Capricorn, 5 Old Portsmouth Road, Artington, Guildford, GU3 1LX
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00293
(G1) Mixed Hedgerow consisting of Yews, Sycamore's, Robinia's and Ash trees- Reduce height 1-2 meters to provide a uniform look and reduce shaded areas on Artington Walk. Trim and reduce in selective areas up to 1 meter on the West side. TPO - P1/201/173
18 Artington Walk, Guildford, GU2 4EA
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01657
Erection of a single storey community building (existing pavilion to be demolished upon completion); erection of groundsman's hut; formation of 4 padel courts; improved access, egress and parking.
Ockham Cricket Club, Pavilion, Ockham Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NP
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00294
T1 - 05HN) Beech - Fell to ground level (T2 - 09AZ) Beech - Remove epicormic growth to 2m, crown lift by 2m, lift lower branches from the whole group including the hazel, remove all deadwood. (T3-09CS) Elm - Fell to ground level, The removal of a dead tree. (T4-09J) Pear - Crown reduce by 2m. Effingham Conservation area.
St Lawrence Primary School, Lower Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5JP
Received 11 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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