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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 dates6,519Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,236 approved or refused records
853Refused applications
4,383 approved · 853 refused · 231 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/W/00115
Prior notification under Schedule 2 Part 6 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development ) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single steel portal framed barn following demolition of existing barns
Dedswell Manor Farm, Clandon Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7UN
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Decided24/W/00116
Prior notification for a single storey 4.32 metre rear extension, 2.74 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.74 metres.
Wood End, Forest Road, Effingham Junction, Leatherhead, KT24 5HD
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01740
Erection of single storey rear extension with roof lantern and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with erection of front porch.
97 Ash Church Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6LU
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/T/00304
(T1) lime tree- In heavy decline Monolith to 4 metres following large limb failures.Shere Conservation area.
Spinning Walk House, The Spinning Walk, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HN
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01741
Reserved Matters application for details of the appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale (following Outline permission 22/P/01175) of Phase 2: INF1c comprising the Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) Building, surface water drainage and landscaping.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Decided24/N/00143
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 24/P/00543 approved 14/06/2024 to change the roof tiles from grey concrete to reddish brown hand made clays
Newlands Way, Shere Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 8SF
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01742
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings), 5 (hard and soft landscaping) and remove condition 7 (the existing bungalow and two mobile homes to be removed from site) of planning permission 15/P/00519 for the erection of three chalet bungalows (revision to 11/P/00776 approved 27/06/11).
Land adjacent to 61 Calvert Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SF
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/N/00144
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 23/P/01517 approved 04/06/2024 to make a regular rectangle of the plan form, with repositioning of front door to unit 1 and removing the first floor overhang to the east and to reduce the garden size to unit 2.
2 Newark Lane, Ripley, GU23 6BZ
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/D/00182
Discharge of Condition 11 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 23/P/00073 approved 13/03/2023
Manor Farm, East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HQ
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Decided24/S/00004
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Screening Opinion in accordance with Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) with regard to the proposed development of a detailed planning application for up to 250 dwellings of up to six storeys on land at Guildford Park Road, Guildford.
Land at Guildford Park Road, Guildford
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01743
Erection of a two storey 5 bedroom detached dwelling with an integral garage and associated access (self build)
Land at Alms Heath, Ockham, Woking, GU23
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01744
Temporary use (2 years) for vehicle storage (Class B8).
3-5 Woodbridge Meadows, Guildford GU1 1BA
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01745
Two storey side extension with removal of chimney and single storey front extension forming new porch.
183 Applegarth Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LP
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01746
Erection of a new performance and education centre and office uses on the University of Surrey Manor Park Campus, with associated access, car and cycle parking, landscaping, and other associated works.
Harlequins Training Centre, Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, GU2 7AD
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01747
Garage extension with roof alteration.
The Dumbles, Mount Pleasant, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6BL
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01748
Single storey front extension with new front porch and alteration to fenestration.
The Cottage, 59 Station Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9NP
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01749
Part two storey, part single storey side extension and subdivision of dwelling to create a new two storey end of terrace dwelling
8 Hunts Close, Guildford, GU2 8LS
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01750
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey outbuilding for a hydrotherapy pool and gym would be lawful.
Gardeners Cottage, White Lane, Guildford, GU4 8PS
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01751
Conversion of garage to ancillary habitable accomodation with changes to fenestration (retrospective).
19 Derry Close, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5SR
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01752
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a loft conversion with no. 2 windows added to the side elevation would be lawful.
91 Weston Road, Guildford, GU2 8AS
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/T/00305
Oak Tree (T1) Reduce branches by up to 3.5m to reduce weight and wind stress and potential for limb failure. Thin side by approx 15%. Oak Tree (T2) Remove lowest limb and reduce remaining limb by approx 1.5/2m. Oak Tree (T3) Reduce side by approx 2.5/3m. Thin side by approx 15%. (TPO P1/201/320)
Bexon, School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JN
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/18
Part discharge of condition 72 (Lighting Strategy Report) for Phase 2: INF1c of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/19
Part discharge of condition 76 (Surface Water Drainage Scheme) for Phase 2: INF1c of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/D/00114/20
Part discharge of condition 94 (Public Rights of Way and Proposed Footpath/Cycle Connections) for Phase 2: INF1c of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 2 Dec 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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