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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,507Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,225 approved or refused records
853Refused applications
4,372 approved · 853 refused · 230 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/01658
Erection of new porch and garage conversion with rear extension and new roof following removal of chimney.
76 Applegarth Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LT
Received 11 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01659
Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of side extension to replace storage and a new porch.
145 Vale Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5HX
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01660
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of single storey side extension with the addition of front porch if lawful
9 Grange Farm Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6SJ
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01661
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (Approved Drawings) to alter the fenestration and proposed rooflights of planning permission 22/P/00819, approved on 01/03/2023 for a ground floor front infill extension, single storey rear extension, roof enlargement to form a first floor and changes to fenestration following demolition of side and rear extensions (amended plans received on 10/04/2025 showing the floor plans accord with the elevations)
Ashenhurst, Orchard Close, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5EZ
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01662
Retrospective planning application for 16' x 12' garden shed erected October 2023.
273 Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU2 9PR
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01663
Erection of a two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension following demolition of existing detached garage/store building. Secondary works include alterations to rear dormers, gable to pitch of existing front projection, construction of new bay under existing front first floor jetty, and associated internal alterations.
Pennyfields, Farm Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5AB
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00041/1
Discharge of Condition 3 (External facing and roofing materials) 5 (Site waste plan) and 8 (Landscaping plan)of planning permission 23/P/02095 approved 16/02/2024.
Driftway Cottage, Dorking Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9NY
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01664
Single storey rear extension with rear dormer window and new front porch.
Fairview, 91 Farnham Road, Guildford, GU2 7PF
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00295
(T1,T4,T5,T6) English Oak - Fell to near ground level.TPO- P1/201/62
land to the rear of Gosden Hill, Merrow Common, Gosden Hill Road, Guildford
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01665
Erection of a single storey rear orangery, a front porch extension, and the replacement of the existing lean-to
Mapeldean, 20 Surrey Gardens, Effingham Junction, Leatherhead, KT24 5HH
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00296
(T1) Beech tree- fell to ground level.TPO- No. 3 of 2008
3 Romans Close, Guildford, GU1 2ST
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00297
T1 Beech - Reduce main secondary stem by 6m and reduce remaining secondary limbs by 2-3m (TPO - P1/201/66)
99 Merrow Woods, Guildford, GU1 2LJ
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01666
Erection of a detached garage.
1 Douglas Close, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7PB
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/CON/00034
Demolition of existing building and redevelopment of the site to create a residential-led development comprising up to 272 apartments (Use Class C3) and up to 550 sq.m. of retail and commercial floorspace (Use Class E) at ground level, shared residential amenity spaces, building management facilities, plant space, refuse and cycle stores, in a building which ranges in height from a single storey ground floor (with mezzanine in the central block) to a ground floor with a maximum of 25 storeys above. Works to create new public realm within andhighway works to Church Path, Church Street East, Chobham Road and Commercial Way, including alterations to and provision of new parking, servicing and delivery bays (Environmental Statement submitted).
Former BHS, 81, Commercial Way, Woking, Surrey GU21 6HR
Received 12 Nov 2024 - Decided24/W/00109
Prior notification under Schedule 2 Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development ) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a new agricultural storage building.
Upper Unstead Farm Bungalow, Upper Unstead Farm, Unstead Lane, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0BT
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01667
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (Approved Drawings) to allow a 0.1m increase in the depth of the replacement extension, a reduction in its height, use of slate to the roof, insertion of rooflight in extension and changes to roof light formation within converted building of planning permission 24/P/00281 for the 'Proposed conversion of existing outbuilding to create a one bed dwelling, including replacement single storey side extension and associated external alterations' (description amended 08/05/2025).
Willow House, Pursers Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RG
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01670
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the replacement of the roof and walls of existing conservatory, and removal of a chimney.
17 Dagden Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8DD
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00048/3
Discharge of conditions 6 (Location and Electric Spec of E-Bike Storage) & 7 (Full SAPS report showing Air Permeability) of planning permission 23/P/01667 approved 27/02/2024.
4 Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BP
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01671
Erection of new front entrance with canopy, alterations to windows and rendering to front facade.
17 Dagden Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8DD
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00299
Works to an English Oak tree protected by Tree Preservation Order P1/201/285 for crown reduction to reduce the height and spread by up to 4 metres and remove deadwood (description amended 26/11/2024).
17 Merrow Woods, Guildford, GU1 2LQ
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01672
Extend the dropped kerb by 2.7m
6 Heather Cottages, Frimley Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5NP
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00300
Silver Birch tree (T1): Reduce by 1.5 meters in height and tie in the sides (Guildford Town Centre Cons Area)
Beaufort House, 31 Chertsey Street, Guildford, GU1 1HD
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00176
Discharge of conditions 3 (Drainage layout) 6 (Landscape plan) & 11 (CTMP) of planning permission 23/P/01940 approved 16/10/2024.
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XX
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Awaiting decision24/P/01673
Mixed use application for the stationing of a mobile home for residential use with hard standing (retrospective).
Land to the southside of, Guildford Road, Normandy, GU3 2AN
Received 15 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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