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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 dates6,629Searchable applications
899Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,340 approved or refused records
862Refused applications
4,478 approved · 862 refused · 235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/P/00096
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation, new front storm porch and changes to fenestration
Nettlefield, School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JN
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Appeal Received25/P/00097
Erection of 1 no. new communications kiosk with integrated advertising display and defibrillator
Land Outside, 17-20 Friary Street, Guildford, GU1 4EH
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00098
Advertisement consent for the Installation of 1 no. new communications kiosk with integrated advertising display and defibrillator.
Land Outside 17-20 Friary Street, Guildford, GU1 4EH
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00099
Erection of a new communications Kiosk with integrated advertising display and defibrillator.
Land Outside, The Friary, Commercial Road, Guildford, GU1 4YT
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00100
Advertisement consent for the installation of 1 new communications Kiosk with integrated advertising display and defibrillator
Land Outside, The Friary, Commercial Road, Guildford, GU1 4YT
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00101
Conversion of garage and outbuilding to incidental residential accommodation ancillary to the main house, with amendments to fenestrations.
Gravel Hatch, Green Lane, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7UP
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00102
Erection of detached two storey self-build house following demolition of existing chalet bungalow (Amended plans received 20 May 2025).
Green Tiles, High Park Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5DB
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/D/00007
Discharge of condition 7 (Drainage verification) of planning application 24/P/00632. Approved 28/01/2025
The Old Hall, Send Marsh Road, Send, GU23 7DJ
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00103
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the variation of conditions 1 (approved drawings) and 26 (pedestrian bridge) of planning permission 21/P/02296, approved on 10/06/2022, to allow changes to the approved scheme to alter the design of the pedestrian footbridge.
1-2 Ash Grove, Guildford, GU2 8UT
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00104
Erection of a detached outbuilding following the demolition of existing outbuildings.
Oakland Lodge, Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QA
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00105
Erection of an extension to an existing outbuilding (retrospective)
Bullswater Cottage, Bullswater Lane, Bullswater Common, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0LY
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Withdrawn25/N/00009
Non material amendment to to revert back to the original proposals of approved application 22/P/00147 which allowed the proposed single storey rear extension with glazed roof-lights and shared party wall with Nr 13 The Grove.
14 The Grove, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5AF
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/D/00008
Discharge of condition 4 (Nature enhancement scheme) of planning application 24/P/01535. Approved 17/12/2024
Wey Navigation Office, Dapdune Lea, Wharf Road, Guildford, GU1 4RP
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00106
Conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation, including the insertion of two rooflight windows to the front elevation and one rooflight window to the rear elevation.
29 Parish Close, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6NU
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/W/00010
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 space to form a 2 bedroom dwelling.
Church House, 10 Chesham Road, Guildford, GU1 3LS
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Awaiting decision25/CON/00011
Prior Approval Application under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J (c) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the installation of 88KWP (222 panels) solar photovoltaic system on the roof. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2025-0008 - this record is for consultation only).
Land at Worplesdon Primary School, Envis Way, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NL
Received 28 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00107
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) and condition 3 (materials), to allow for a reduction in depth to the extension, changes to roof and fenestration and for render to be used in the external finish of the new extension, of planning permission 21/P/01929 for the proposed erection of a single storey rear 'infill' extension and part conversion of the garage into habitable accommodation along with associated internal alterations.
6 Denholm Gardens, Guildford, GU4 7YU
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00108
Advertisment consent for 1x externally illuminated hanging sign, 3x externally illuminated fascia signs, 2x internally illuminated fascia signs, 3x single sided amenity boards and 1x Corex holder
7-11 High Street, Guildford, GU2 4AB
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00109
Single storey side/rear infill extension with roof windows and changes to fenestration
55 Markenfield Road, Guildford, GU1 4PD
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Awaiting decision25/P/00110
Erection of 8 new three and four bedroom family dwellings with associated hard and soft landscaping and formation of new access to Send Hill, following demolition of Burghfield and assorted garden out buildings.
Burghfield, Send Hill, Send, Woking, GU23 7HR
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00111
Advertisement Consent for the erection of a new internally illuminated freestanding small scale D6 digital poster.
Woodbridge Hill Filling Station, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8AG
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00112
Proposed part single/part two storey side and rear extension following demolition of existing garage; loft conversion to habitable accommodation.
34 Ennismore Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1SR
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/T/00020
Yew trees - reduce overhanging branches by 1.5m, (Tree Preservation Order P1/201/44).
19 Rivermount Gardens, Guildford, GU2 4DN
Received 29 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00113
Proposed addition of a pergola structure with new retractable roof and new glazed link roof to the existing pub garden seating area.
The Weyside, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3XJ
Received 29 Jan 2025
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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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