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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 dates6,437Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,161 approved or refused records
843Refused applications
4,318 approved · 843 refused · 225 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/P/01488
Conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation, flat roof extension with roof light, 2 no velux windows to front and juliet balcony to rear with changes to fenestration
58 Oxenden Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1AJ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/N/00127
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/P/01480 approved 26/05/22, to amend condition 7 (ecological mitigation and enhancements) for the proposed alternative locations for bird boxes and alternative bat roosting locations.
Tillings Cafe, 55 Station Road, Gomshall, GU5 9NP
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01489
The erection of a single storey storage building to the rear of the existing store (part retrospective)
Tannery Pet Care Centre, 36 Station Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LA
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01490
The enlargement to an existing two storey front addition.
5 Springhaven Close, Guildford, GU1 2JP
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00261
Beech Tree - remove (Compton Cons Area)
Beech Cottage, The Street, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1EG
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01492
Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) for the retention of an outbuilding as habitable accommodation.
Prospect House, Lombard Street, Shackleford, Godalming, GU8 6BH
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01493
Erection of a rear single storey flat roof extension with roof windows and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation to facilitate the creation of an annexe.
1 Wykeham Road, Guildford, GU1 2SE
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01494
Proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory, garage extension, replacement of windows within existing openings and installation of solar PVs to roof.
Aldersey Place, 48 London Road, Guildford, GU1 2AL
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/N/00128
Non material amendment to planning permission 23/P/01480 approved 19/10/2023 to reduce the depth from 2.6m to 2m adding a bay window to the rear and one lantern rooflight to replace the 3 approved.
41 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4JZ
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01495
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the conversion of roofspace into a habitable room with rear dormer and side gable build up.
33 Artillery Road, Guildford, GU1 4NW
Received 11 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00262
T1 - Oak - Reduce back lateral branches to give approximately 2m clearance from proprieties. G1 - Oaks/Sweet chestnuts/Hazels - Crown lift to approximately 5/6m above ground level to remove branches touching wall to prevent further damage (TPO P1/201/360)..
Deer Springs, Henley Park, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BZ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01496
The construction of a part single, part two storey front, side and rear extension, along with a new porch, following the partial demolition of the existing car port, garage and existing single storey rear extension.
25 Northcote Crescent, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6LX
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01497
Extend existing flat-roofed dormer on rear roof slope, together with installation of accessible external deck at second floor level over pre-existing roof (retrospective application).
70 Raymond Crescent, Guildford, GU2 7SZ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01498
Proposed extension to driveway to serve Grandview House.
Grandview House, 94 Broad Street, Guildford, GU3 3BE
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01499
Proposed replacement windows and doors on the east and west elevations.
Bluebell Cottage, Bluebell Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RH
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01500
Listed building consent for the replacement of windows and doors on the east and west elevations.
Bluebell Cottage, Bluebell Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RH
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00263
T1 - Oak - Reduce back lateral branches growing over garden by approximately 2m, remove deadwood and epicormic growth on main stem (TPO P1/201/127)
19 Wentworth Close, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5NB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00264
Corsican pine: crown lift by removing the two opposing lowest branches (approximately 100mm diameter) only from the right hand rear (TPO P1/201/34)
9 Holmwood Close, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SS
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01502
External kitchen extraction duct on rear elevation.
4 London Road, Guildford, GU1 2AF
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/CON/00031
Consultation from Surrey County County for the erection of a new salt barn without compliance with Condition 4 of planning permission ref: GU22/CON/00018 dated 19 July 2023 to allow amendments to the drainage details. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCC_Ref_2024-0155 - this record is for consultation only)
Merrow Depot, Merrow Lane, Guildford, GU4 7BQ
Received 2 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00265
T1 Hawthorn - Crown lift to 3 meters over new garden path and trim lower vegetation sides to maintain the width (Pirbright Cons Area)
Dawneys Hill Cottage, Dawney Hill, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JB
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00266
Fell 1 Leylandii hedge and 1 Larch tree and works to 1 Magnolia tree in the Pirbright Conservation Area to prune section back from property by 1m to leave finished spread of 4.5m.
Connemara, The Green, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JE
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01503
Demolition of the existing building and erection of a mixed-use employment building comprising of self-storage with ancillary flexible office space (use class B8) and a flexible commercial unit for use class E purposes, with associated atrium, hard and soft landscaping, and parking and servicing arrangements.
Magnet, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 1DP
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01504
Erection of stables for private equestrian use, use of land for the grazing and keeping of horses, associated hardstanding, yard, manure trailer and area of ecological enhancements.
Land South of, Gole Road, Woking, GU24 0QF
Received 14 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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