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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 dates6,448Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,171 approved or refused records
843Refused applications
4,328 approved · 843 refused · 226 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Received23/EC/00284/APL
Enforcement appeal APP/Y3615/C/24/3345585
The Little Shop, Walking Bottom, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9RR
Received 4 Oct 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01523
Single storey side extension together with alterations.
Halfpenny House, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8PZ
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01524
Erection of 1no. three-bedroomed self build dwelling with associated hard standing and parking.
Land adjacent to, 2 Heath Barn Cottages, Send Marsh Road, Send, GU23 7DQ
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01525
Demolition and rebuild of existing raised terrace structure to provide habitable accommodation in the undercroft area
17 Abbotswood, Guildford, GU1 1UX
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01526
Single storey side extension.
125 Longacre, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6RR
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01527
Proposed new front porch, single storey front infill extension, part single storey rear extension and roof alteration including four rooflights following demolition of conservatory.
Greenbank, Surrey Gardens, Effingham Junction, Leatherhead, KT24 5HF
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01528
Replacement of existing double glazed timber and PVCu windows to new double glazed PVCu windows to residental flats.
Riverwood Court, 165 Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU1 1LF
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01529
Erection of four detached 4-bed dwellings with associated access and landscaping
Land at, High View, Gomshall, GU5 9LT
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00159
Discharge of Condition 4 (Construction Transport Management Plan) of planning permission 24/P/00130 approved 16/2/2024
Land at the junction of Forest Road and, Norrels Drive, East Horsley, KT24
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/CON/00032
Demolition of existing learning space and garage and construction of two-storey extensions for SEND use, as well as associated alterations to the school access, a revised parking layout, and landscaping. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCC_Ref_2024-0149 - this record is for consultation only)
Bramley Oak Academy, Horsham Road, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01531
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the erection of a timber annexe for the use of family members, following demolition of existing timber shed.
17 Winterhill Way, Guildford, GU4 7LA
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01532
Proposed two storey front extension, front porch extension, conversion of garage into habitable accommodation, together with a first floor side extension and single storey rear extension.
12 Rapleys Field, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0LT
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01533
Single storey rear extension
56 Beech Grove, Guildford, GU2 7UX
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00160
Discharge of Condition 3 (Materials), Condition 4 - Site levels, Condition 5 - Hard/soft landscaping, Condition 9 - Sustainability, Condition 10 - Waste Management, Condition 11 - Traffic, Condition 13 - Nature conservation of planning permission 20/P/01252 approved 30/5/2022
312 London Road, Guildford, GU4 7LB
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01534
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary the wording of condition 4 (PD Removal) to remove reference to Class A, of planning permission Ref: 19/P/00255 approved 08/04/2019 for the 'Erection of a detached two storey dwelling with basement and a detached garage and stables following demolition of existing outbuildings and existing dwelling '
Blakes Lane Farm, Blakes Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RR
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01535
Change of use of land to play area and the installation of play equipment.
Wey Navigation Office, Dapdune Lea, Wharf Road, Guildford, GU1 4RP
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Withdrawn23/D/00101/10
Discharge of Condition 14 (Refuse storage) of planning permission 22/P/01205 approved 30/05/2023
Land at, Church Street, Effingham, KT24
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00117/1
Discharge of Condition 8 (Materials) of planning permission 23/P/00791 approved 11/10/2023
25 Horseshoe Lane West, Guildford, GU1 2SZ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01536
Erection of two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, infill of garage and part porch, conversion of loft into habitable accommodation and rear raised patio following the demolition of existing conservatory (revised plans received reducing the width of the single storey side extension)
Horsley Down, 117 East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6LJ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01537
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of single storey extension is lawful.
Pineside Piggeries, Pirbright Road, Normandy, GU3 2AL
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/T/00270
T2 Leylandi fell the tree and remove the stump. (Pirbright Conservation Area)
Hollyhurst, The Green, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JE
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01538
Erection of single storey front double garage with the addition of new entrance into the property.
Daimar, 18 Parkside Close, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5BY
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01539
Erection of window dormers and a front rooflight to provide accommodation in the loft space and insertion of an obscure window to north flank wall.
168A Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4UB
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/P/01540
Erection of a single storey side extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
Carisworth, Woodstock, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7UJ
Received 22 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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