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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 dates6,658Searchable applications
898Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,368 approved or refused records
865Refused applications
4,503 approved · 865 refused · 236 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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
- Decided20/D/00153/3
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Energy Statement), 5 (Materials), 7 (Boundary Treatments), 9 (Vehicle Charging), 10 (Refuse Storage) and 11 (Water Consumption) of planning permission 19/P/01479 approved 09/11/2020
Rudge Cottage, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RE
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00212
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether front gates and fencing would be lawful.
Wyke Lodge, Guildford Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AN
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Decided25/D/00024
Discharge of Condition 3 (Ventilation/Air Cooling/Heating Scheme) of of prior notification 24/W/00084 approved 28/10/2024
Norwich House, 14 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4AF
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/N/00017
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 24/P/00921 approved 23/08/24. To amend the number of bedrooms dwellings from 3 to 2.
46 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 3LF
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00213
Single storey side extensions, new rear door with porch and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation.
Tangletrees, Church Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JJ
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00216
Listed Building Consent for the construction of new internal partition & doorway to rear of ground floor shop unit
119 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DP
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/D/00014/1
Discharge of condition 11 (Soft Landscape Proposals) of planning application 23/P/01291. Approved 06/12/2023.
Land to the rear of 168, The Street, West Horsley, KT24 6HS
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/D/00025
Discharge of condition 10 (Soft Landscaping) of planning application 24/P/00274. Approved 11/09/2024.
Land to the rear of 168, The Street, West Horsley, KT24 6HS
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00217
Erection of a new dwelling, access, turntable parking and landscaping.
Land adjacent to, Quarry Gate, Shalford Road, Guildford, GU1 3XL
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00218
Replacement shopfront to include security shutter grille.
115 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DP
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00219
Advertising consent for one Rolex signage on black painted timber fascia above shopfront.
115 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DP
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00220
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.
Area of parking fronting Hunter Road, to the rear of 38 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 3LH
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/T/00032
T1 (Beech tree) - fell (Onslow Village Conservation Area).
24 Litchfield Way, Guildford, GU2 7QH
Received 19 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00221
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether two, single storey side extensions and the insertion of new rooflights would be lawful.
Slade Cottage, Slade Lane, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6DY
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00222
Replacement of existing garden shed.
Thorner Cottage, The Green, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JT
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Withdrawn25/P/00223
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of existing garden shed.
Thorner Cottage, The Green, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JT
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00224
Advertisement Consent for 2 no non-illuminated fascia signs and 1 no non-illuminated projecting/hanging sign
117-119 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DP
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Decided25/P/00225
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 2 (drawing numbers) to allow for the conversion of the roofspace into additional habitable accommodation, external alterations to ground floor fenestration and the addition of rooflights at first floor level of planning permission 24/P/01513 (approved 04/12/2024) for Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the variation of condition 2 (Drawing numbers) to increase the height of the bungalow of application 23/P/00830 (approved 30/08/2023) for a variation of condition 2 to make changes to the approved position of the bungalow and garage on site to supersede plan number P2c with new drawing no. P2d of planning permission 22/P/01211 (approved 27/02/2023) for 'The erection of a bungalow and a detached garage following demolition of the existing bungalow and outbuildings.' (Amended description 28/08/25)
1 The Bungalows, Mill Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6QT
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Awaiting decision25/CON/00014
Demolition of existing single storey rear element to main house and erection of a single storey rear extension and alterations to fenestration; removal of 2 No. existing sheds and erection of single storey extension to pool house and insertion of 2 No. roof lights; part conversion of garage to ancillary guest accommodation/annexe and erection of pergola.Mole Valley Ref No: MO/2025/0215/PLAH
Haddon House, Maddox Park, Little Bookham, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT23
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00226
Installation of one internally illuminated static panelled cabinet with 86' digital LCD screens with defibrillator.
Pavement outside 18 Tunsgate, Guildford, GU1 3QS
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00227
Advertising Consent for one internally illuminated static panelled cabinet with 75' digital LCD screens with defibrillator.
Pavement outside 18 Tunsgate, Guildford, GU1 3QS
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00228
Installation of one internally illuminated static panelled cabinet with 86' digital LCD screens with defibrillator.
Pavement Outside G-Live, London Road, Guildford
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00229
Advertising Consent for one internally illuminated static panelled cabinet with 86' digital LCD screens with defibrillator.
Pavement Outside G-Live, London Road, Guildford
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00230
Installation of one internally illuminated static panelled cabinet with 86' digital LCD screens with defibrillator.
Pavement outside 28-30 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3EL
Received 20 Feb 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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