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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 dates6,420Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,144 approved or refused records
840Refused applications
4,304 approved · 840 refused · 225 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/T/00251
Oak (T1) - Reduce overall canopy by approximately 2m to appropriate growth points and thin the canopy by 30%. (TPO 1975 No.2)
Heath Cottage, Alms Heath, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6NZ
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00152
Discharge of condition 1 (Landscape Management Plan) of planning application 21/P/02695 (Appeal APP/Y3615/W/24/3338117). Approved 19/08/2024.
Old Pastures, Edwin Close, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6LW
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00252
T1 ? Silver Birch Fell to ground level and remove all arisings, grind out stump 12" below ground level.
Dandelions, Dawney Hill, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JB
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01445
Erection of single storey front extension and first floor rear extension with changes to fenestration
4 The Quadrangle, Guildford, GU2 7TT
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01446
Proposed single storey rear extension.
55 Envis Way, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NL
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01447
Certificate of lawfulness for an existing use to determine whether the erection of an outbuilding is lawful
Colekitchen Farm, Colekitchen Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9QB
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00125/1
Discharge of condition 4 (Materials) of planning application 21/P/00847. Approved 30/05/2023.
Second Floor, 71-72 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4AW
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01450
Construction of a single storey studio following demolition of existing workshop connected to existing dwelling and shed.
32 West Ring, The Cardinals, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1EF
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01451
Erection of a self-build single-storey detached bungalow following demolition of existing bungalow and detached garage
Halfacre, Silkmore Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6JB
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01452
Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of single storey rear extension, hip-to-gable rear roof first floor extension, garage conversion, new front porch and alterations to existing fenestration
18 Horseshoe Lane West, Guildford, GU1 2SX
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00253
Yew (T032 Taxus baccata) - reduce to a height of 7m from ground level and remove the branch that overhangs the footpath; sever ivy at the base of the stem. Ash (T033 Fraxinus excelsior) - section fell to ground level. Ash (T034) remove major deadwood. Indian Bean Tree (T036 Catalpa bignonioides) - remove major deadwood. English oak (T635 Quercus robur) - remove major deadwood and the branch that is fouling the telephone cable. Holly tree (Ilex aquifolium) - section fell to ground level and treat stump to prevent regrowth (Pirbright Conservation Area).
St Michael And All Angels Church, Church Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JJ
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01453
Part single, part two storey rear extension and hip to gable roof extension including a rear dormer.
85 Raymond Crescent, Guildford, GU2 7SZ
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00153
Discharge of Condition 3 - (Construction Transport Management Plan), Condition 4 - (Existing and proposed levels) Condition 5 - (Tree Protection Plan and method statement), Condition 6 - (Hard and soft landscaping), 7 - (Waste Minimisation Statement), Condition 8 - (Reptile Mitigation and Enhancement Plan), Condition 9 - (Construction Environmental Management Plan / Land Ecological Management Plan), Condition 10 (Biodiversity Gain) and Condition 11 (Materials Schedule) of planning permission 22/P/01831 approved 26/01/2.
Land to the rear of 164 - 176, New Road, Chilworth, GU4 8LX
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided22/D/00135/7
Discharge of Condition 05, (Sustainability & Energy Block compliance calculations (Flats and Houses)) and Condition 06, (Water Efficiency) of planning permission 21/P/01480 approved 26/05/22.
Restaurant, Tillings Cafe, 55 Station Road, Gomshall, GU5 9NP
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01454
Erection of single dwellinghouse with associated parking and amenity space following demolition of existing garages
Garages to the rear of 18 Waterden Road, Guildford, GU1 2AY
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01455
Proposed installation of three aluminium louvres, replacing glass windows on the ground floor, north elevation.
Telephone Exchange, Leapale Road, Guildford, GU1 4BD
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided21/D/00122/6
Discharge of Condition 15 (Drainage Report) of planning permission 20/P/01291 approved 20/05/2021
Ashley House, Christmas Hill, Shalford, GU4 8HN
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/W/00093
Prior notification for a single storey 5.00 metre rear extension, 3.4 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.82 metres.
Woodlands, Chapel Lane, Pirbright, Guildford, WOKING, GU24 0LU
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00100/23
Discharge of condition 7 (details and drawings of all proposed vents, flues, downpipes, satellite dishes, all roof plant and machinery and lift over-runs of planning permission 14/P/02168 approved 27/02/2018.
Guildford Railway Station, Station View, Guildford
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00154
Discharge of Condition 3 (Slab Levels Written Scheme), 6 (Parking), 7 (Fast Charging Point), 12 (CEMP) and 14 (LEMP) of planning permission 21/P/01068 approved 20/03/24
Parwood Equestrian Centre, Westwood Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2JE
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01456
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to amend the wording of condition 11 of application 21/P/01068, approved on 20/03/2024 for the proposed extension to existing sand school, installation of 10 x 14 metre floodlights and erection of two spectator stands, creation of a further sand school, creation of new vehicular access and visitor parking area and amendments to existing car park024 for the proposed extension to existing sand school, installation of 10 x 14metre floodlights and erection of two spectator stands, creation of a further sand school, creation of new vehicular access and visitor parking area and amendments to existing car park
Parwood Equestrian Centre, Westwood Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2JE
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01457
Construction of 5 dwellings, including access and landscaping.
94 Potters Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7AL
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01458
Two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, single storey front extension and new roof over existing porch.
55 Charlock Way, Guildford, GU1 1XY
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Decided24/N/00125
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 23/P/01211 approved 04/12/2023 to amend condition 33.
Land bounded by the Friary Centre Bus Station, North Street, Leapale Road, Guildford, GU1
Received 4 Oct 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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