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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 dates6,326Searchable applications
896Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,057 approved or refused records
824Refused applications
4,233 approved · 824 refused · 219 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/01360
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a single storey side extension, single storey rear extension and hip to gable roof extension with three front rooflights and rear dormer would be lawful.
142 Envis Way, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NL
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01361
Listed building consent for the removal of existing modern partition walls and doors, repair of various defects, removal of modern chimney and installation of thermal and acoustic insulation and fire separation.
3 West Horsley Place Cottages, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AW
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01362
Change of use of land from agricultural to a recreational use for glamping including the positioning of one glamping pod with associated washroom building, deck, hot tub and parking with access from Epsom Road (retrospective application)
Grove Fruit Farm, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AP
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01363
Partial change of use of utility room (C3) to hairdressing salon (E(c)(ii))
61 Send Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7EU
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01364
Erection of single and two storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing detached garage.
18 Clifford Manor Road, Guildford, GU4 8AG
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/N/00106
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/P/00473 approved 16/08/2023 for ground layout alterations to improve daylight.
3a, Kings Court, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QE
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/D/00139
Discharge of conditions 5 (electric vehicle chargers), 6 (water efficiency), 7 (bins and recycling), 8 (parking of bicycles and the provision of a charging point for e-bikes) and 9 (protecting the proposed dwellings from noise from the adjacent residential and commercial units) of planning application 23/P/00473 approved 16/08/2023.
3a, Kings Court, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QE
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01365
Single storey rear/side extension
6 New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8LW
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/T/00232
T1 - T10 - pollard trees back to old pollard points (Waterden Road Conservation Area)
North Hanger, Beech Lawn, Guildford, GU1 3PE
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01366
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to determine whether the erection of a single storey flat roof rear extension would be lawful
15 Christmas Pie Avenue, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2EQ
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/T/00233
T1 Poplar - To reduce the height of the tree by up to 30% and shape the crown
Riverside House, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/D/00140
Discharge of condition 25 (air permeability test certificate) of planning application 23/P/00673 approved 27/09/2023.
The Freeman Building, 1 Galileo Drive, Send, Woking, GU23 7ER
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/W/00086
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to convert the existing offices to a 2 bedroom dwellinghouse.
Church House, 10 Chesham Road, Guildford, GU1 3LS
Received 9 Sept 2024 - Decided24/N/00107
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/P/01977 approved 23/01/24 to add an additional window to the side elevation.
11 Johnston Walk, Guildford, GU2 9XP
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01367
Proposed side and rear single storey extensions
High Fir Cottage, 90 High Path Road, Guildford, GU1 2QL
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01368
Conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with insertion of 3 no. rooflights
93 Addison Road, Guildford, GU1 3QE
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01369
Construction of learning garden incorporating timber learning structure, composting toilet and access ramp, compost bays, toolshed, entrance shed (as amended by plans received March 25) with paved patio, polytunnel, rain garden feature and wildlife pond as well as inclusion of an amended landscaping plan.
Royal Horticultural Society Gardens, Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QB
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01370
Erection of single-storey rear extension with roof lantern
Tower Cottage, Guildford Lodge Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RJ
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/W/00087
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to convert part of the existing vacant office building into eight self-contained dwellings with associated private and communal amenity space, car parking, bin and cycle store areas.
The Courtyard, Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QL
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01371
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the formation of a habitable room in roofspace with rear dormer and side gable.
20 Kings Road, Guildford, GU1 4JW
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/T/00234
T1 Oak (TPO P1/201/88) Reduce lateral growth on house side by 2-3m back to suitable growth points where possible, leaving a finished crown diameter of approx. 13m and crown lift to approx. 6m by removal of small diameter low trailing branches.
16 Chinthurst Park, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JH
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Decided24/T/00235
T1 Horse Chestnut, Fell. T2 Sweet Chestnut. Shorten largest limb growing towards the property by 3m and reduce remaining crown by 2m overall. leaving a height of 12m and a spread of 6m. (TPO P1/201/363)
20 Monro Drive, Guildford, GU2 9PS
Received 19 Sept 2024 - Decided24/CON/00028
Consultation from Rushmoor Borough Council for the development of Hollybush Lakes site for mixed-use development comprising aquatic sports centre including erection of building providing aqua sports facilities, reception, restaurant, bar and 20-bay golf-driving range, with associated grass fairway, car parking, landscaping and bund [revised scheme to development approved with planning permission 20/00400/FULPP dated 24 March 2023 and incorporating a total of 21 floating holiday lodges the subject of planning application 24/00140/REVPP currently under consideration] at Land At Former Lafarge Site Hollybush Lane Aldershot Hampshire Consultation from Rushmoor Borough Council for the Minor Material Amendment : Variation of Condition of planning permission 20/00400/FULPP dated 24 March 2023 as amended by non-material amendment 23/00800/NMAPP dated 5 December 2023 to increase number of floating holiday lodges from 9 to 21 units at Land At Former Lafarge Site Hollybush Lane Aldershot Hampshire
Land At Former Lafarge Site Hollybush Lane Aldershot Hampshire
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Decided24/P/01372
Erection of a replacement three bed dwelling following demolition of existing three bed dwelling on same footprint.
Tyrrells Cottage, Effingham Common, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5JE
Received 19 Sept 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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