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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 dates
6,643Searchable applications
899Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,353 approved or refused records
863Refused applications

4,490 approved · 863 refused · 235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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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  1. Decided25/T/00023

    T1 Ivy: Clear remaining stem and fallen arisings, T2 Dead tree: Fell, G4 Hazel: Cut back overhang from garden by approximately 3m, G5 x 2 dead stems, plus adjacent Elder tree: Cut to ground level, G6 Hawthorn and Yew: Cut back from building reducing back to boundary, G8 x 2 Sycamores: Cut back overhang to building to give 1.5m clearance, G11 x 2 Eucalyptus: Trees are considered unsafe to climb and will have to be dismantled using MEWP/Cherry Picker with access via adjacent driveway, which is Weston Lodge, T3 Sycamore: Remove to ground level, G7 Sycamores: Coppard to approximately 1m and maintain as hedgerow, T9 Holly: Coppard to 1m, T10 Sycamore: Sever ivy in crown (Albury Cons Area)

    42 Westonfields, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AR

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  2. Appeal decided25/P/00145

    Erection of a single storey side extension and changes to fenestration, following the demolition of existing orangery (description amended 12/02/2025).

    Stable Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  3. Decided25/P/00146

    Erection of a two storey, detached, self-build dwelling (plot 43) (amended description 18/03/2025).

    13 Chestnut Way (Plot 43), Ada Gardens, East Horsley, Surrey, KT24 6PU

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  4. Decided25/D/00014

    Discharge of Condition 9 (Construction Management Transport Plan) of planning permission 23/P/01291 approved 06/03/23

    Land to the rear of 168,, The Street, West Horsley, KT24 6HS

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  5. Decided25/P/00147

    Conversion of the existing vacant office building to create 7 dwelling units, an additional bedroom to the existing dwelling unit together with associated external changes to the building along with the provision of car and cycle parking, bin store areas and hard and soft landscaping.

    The Courtyard, Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QL

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  6. Decided25/P/00148

    Listed building consent for the conversion of the existing vacant office building to create 7 dwelling units, an additional bedroom to the existing dwelling unit together with associated external changes to the building along with the provision of car and cycle parking, bin store areas and hard and soft landscaping.

    The Courtyard, Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QL

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  7. Decided25/P/00149

    Two storey rear extension and addition of front porch.

    6 Wilderness Road, Guildford, GU2 7QN

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  8. Appeal decided25/P/00150

    Advertisement Consent for an internally illuminated digital screen following removal of three existing back illuminated advertisements

    The Friary, Onslow Street, Guildford, GU1 4YR

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  9. Decided25/P/00151

    Rear extension at first floor level

    83 Guildford Park Road, Guildford, GU2 7ND

    Received 4 Feb 2025
  10. Decided25/W/00013

    Application for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 1 Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 to add an additional storey to a maximum height of 5.55m.

    Greystones, Westwood Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2JJ

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  11. Decided25/P/00154

    Advertising Consent for 1x externally illuminated fascia sign with trough lights and 2x fascia signs, 2x window vinyl, and 2x window manifestation signs.

    40 High Street, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AZ

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  12. Decided24/D/00179/1

    Discharge of Conditions 9 (SAP data), 10 (Site waste management plan), and 12 (Surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 23/P/02012, approved 23/05/2024.

    Cherry Hill, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QE

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  13. Decided25/P/00155

    Proposed addition of a second storey to existing dwelling, erection of a two storey rear extension, and a single storey front/side extension with alterations to the roof of the existing garage, changes to fenestration, and application of render at ground floor level

    Chartwood, Chalk Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6TH

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  14. Registered25/D/00016

    Discharge of Condition 3 (joinery details) of Listed Building application 24/P/00740 approved 21/10/24.

    Manor Farmhouse, Elstead Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1HU

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  15. Decided25/P/00156

    Single storey rear extension

    10 Caledon Place, Guildford, GU4 7YX

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  16. Registered25/CON/00012

    Details of Construction Noise Management Plan submitted pursuant to Condition 15 of planning permission ref: GU24/CON/00010 dated 30 October 2024. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCC Ref-2025-0018)

    St Pauls Church Of England Infant School, West Ring, The Cardinals, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1EF

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  17. Decided25/W/00014

    Prior approval 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 1 residential dwelling

    133C Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9XA

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  18. Decided25/P/00157

    Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 20/P/01057 approved 29/11/2024 to allow for a reduction in height from 2.5 to 2 storeys together with elevation changes as well as additional amendments.

    White Horse Yard, High Street, Ripley, GU23 6BB

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  19. Decided25/P/00158

    Advertising Consent for one 6m pylon sign.

    15 Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU1 1RU

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  20. Decided25/D/00017

    Discharge of Condition 4 (waste management plan), 6 (surface water drainage scheme) and 9 (soils site investigation) of planning permission 23/P/00808 approved 21/8/2024

    Former Bus Depot & 7 Ridgemount, Guildford, GU2 7TH

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  21. Withdrawn25/P/00159

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the Installation of 1.no rapid ev charger together with ancillary electrical equipment to serve 2.no EV charging bays would be lawful.

    Garages north of 1, Hunter Road, Guildford, GU1 3LH

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  22. Decided25/T/00024

    Beech (T1) and Laurel Shrub: Removal / Felling and stump grinding due to requirement to reinstate retaining wall adjacent the public highway which has collapsed due to vehicular strike. Replanting away from retaining wall proposed as either "Acer Campestre, "Betula Utilis 'Jacquemontii'", or "Sorbus x Arnoldiana Schouten" (Tree Preservation Order 1979/9, Millmead and Portsmouth Road Cons Area)

    Mount Pleasant House, 2 Mount Pleasant, Guildford, GU2 4HZ

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  23. Decided25/P/00161

    Single storey rear and side extensions together with internal alterations.

    Wood End, Forest Road, Effingham Junction, Leatherhead, KT24 5HD

    Received 6 Feb 2025
  24. Decided25/P/00162

    Erection of a single-storey front porch extension to replace the existing front porch.

    59 Curling Vale, Guildford, GU2 7PH

    Received 6 Feb 2025

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