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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4,372 approved · 853 refused · 230 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Withdrawn24/P/01706
Proposed single storey building following the rebuilding of barn B, restoration of barn A, construction of new link and change of use of barns from agricultural buildings to commercial use class E(g)
Lydling Barns A and B, Lydling Farm, Puttenham Lane, Shackleford, Godalming, GU8 6AP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided22/D/00072/16
Discharge of Condition 24 (SuDs verification Report ) of planning permission 21/P/00917 approved 6/5/2022.
Land at Oakland Farm, Green Lane, Ockham, GU23 6PD
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01707
Erection of a single storey side extension with roof lights over and minor alternations to basement to include new toilet and widen the external door and light well.
53 Stoke Fields, Guildford, GU1 4LT
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01708
Erection of a ground-floor rear extension and two storey side extension.
91 East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6LR
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01709
Erection of a two storey side extension with a part single, part two storey rear extension.
101 Bushy Hill Drive, Guildford, GU1 2UG
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01710
Erection of a 90cm trellis attached to existing fence (retrospective application).
Leodis, Send Hill, Send, Woking, GU23 7HW
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01711
Proposed security improvements to the existing building including discrete CCTV cameras, access control, security bars and other minor alterations.
Westbury House, 15 Bury Street, Guildford, GU2 4AW
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01712
Listed Building Consent for security improvements to the existing building including discrete CCTV cameras, access control, security bars and other minor alterations.
Westbury House, 15 Bury Street, Guildford, GU2 4AW
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00151/1
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of planning application 24/P/00159. Approved 24/04/2024
Chestnut Beech, 255 Guildford Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5NP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00151/2
Discharge of condition 5 (Site Waste Management Plan), Condition 7 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 8 (Biodiversity enhancements) and Condition 9 (Energy Report) of planning application 24/P/00159. Approved 24/04/2024
Chestnut Beech, 255 Guildford Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5NP
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01713
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the conversion of roof space involving alterations to include hip to gable enlargement, rear dormer for master bedroom and en-suite.
Ashby, Aldershot Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6PD
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/W/00113
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use of Class E space to form 1 dwelling.
LDC,The Charcoal House, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01714
Erection of a single storey side extension, first floor rear extension and all associated works following demolition of existing conservatory.
Southend Cottage, Long Reach, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6PF
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01715
The erection of a new dwelling with associated access, parking and landscaping.
Jesses Hill, Pursers Lane, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RE
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01716
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings), to allow for alterations to plot 1 for change of fenestration to create livable accommodation in place of garage and enclose porch of planning permission 22/P/00105 for the retention of existing dwelling and glass house and erection of three additional houses within the gardens.
Wistaria, 68 Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2DQ
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01717
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (Membership Numbers). To increase the number of memberships from 800 to 1000 of planning permission 98/P/00228, approved 09/04/1998. Relaxation of Condition 02 of Planning Permission 91/P/00780 dated 13/11/92 to allow increase in membership from 600 to a maximum of 800 to accommodate more junior, adult and social members.
Clandon Regis Golf Club, Epsom Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RH
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00303
T1 X2 sycamore - Prune overhanging limbs to boundary to suitable growth points 2m. T2 Yew - Prune lower half of canopy by 2m to suitable growth and reduce upper half of overhanging canopy to blend 1.5/2m. (Portsmouth and Millmead Conservation Area)
5-6 Millmead, Guildford, GU2 4BE
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01718
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the siting of a mobile home for purposes ancillary to the use of the main dwelling.
Stag Cottage, 94a Broad Street, Guildford, GU3 3BE
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01719
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the use of 36 Stringers Avenue as a veterinary clinic (use Class E)
36 Stringers Avenue, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7NW
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01720
Erection of a single storey rear extension, new roof design with front dormers, conversion of the roof space to form living accommodation, new porch and the erection of a new attached single storey garage with pitched roof following demolition of the existing rear conservatory and attached side garage.
Downhaven, Seale Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LD
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01721
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension, first floor rear gable extension and changes to fenestration.
21 Orchard Way, Send, Woking, GU23 7HS
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01722
Erection of first floor side extensions, roof alterations, alterations to fenestration and erection of free-standing external wall and gate.
55 Stoke Fields, Guildford, GU1 4LT
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01723
Creation of a secondary access together with hardstanding (part retrospective application).
Maple Cottage, Ash Green Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6JB
Received 26 Nov 2024 - Decided24/W/00114
Prior approval 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.
Land South of Puttenham Priory and East of Suffield Lane, Puttenham, GU3 1AR
Received 26 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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