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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 dates6,752Searchable applications
906Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,450 approved or refused records
876Refused applications
4,574 approved · 876 refused · 239 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/00363
Advertisement consent for a new fascia, new KFC letters and new graphics to existing projecting sign, externally illuminated by existing trough lights,
264 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3JL
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decided25/D/00037
Discharge of Condition 1 (Nature Conservation Scheme) of planning permission 24/P/00843 approved 01/10/2024
Long Cutts Wood, Puttenham Lane, Shackleford
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Registered25/CON/00022
Consultation from Surrey County Council for non-material amendment to planning permission ref: GU22/CON/00006 dated 10 November 2022 to amend Condition 4 to enable weekend working for the construction of buried pipework and ducting in the new STW (SCC ref. 2025-0030).
Land to the North East of, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU1 1RR
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Registered25/CON/00023
Consultation for Surrey County Council for details of Noise and Vibration Monitoring and Management Plan submitted pursuant to Condition 16 of planning permission ref: GU22/CON/00006 dated 10 November 2022. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2025-0031 - this record is for consultation only).
Land to the North East of, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU1 1RR
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00364
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the removal of condition 03 (restricting rear part of premises to offices only) and 04 (interconnecting door) of planning permission 98/P/00341 approved 16/06/1998 for a Change of use of part of premises from Class B1 (offices) to veterinary surgery(amended description 10/04/25)
Anchor House, Station Row, Shalford, GU4 8BY
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00365
Proposed front porch canopy, ground floor and first floor side extension, two proposed dormer windows with roof alterations to provide additional headlight and alterations to fenestration following removal of existing structures to front, side and rear.
Stepping Stones, Wonham Way, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9NZ
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decided25/W/00027
Prior notification for a single storey 2.00 metre rear extension, 3.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.70 metres.
Oak Lodge, The Rise, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5BJ
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decided25/T/00053
T1 - a large yew in our neighbour's garden at 4 Lawn Road. Trim back 1 m from garden of 4A Devon Bank to maintain domed shape. T2 - a mature Holm Oak in our garden that needs side branches trimming to ensure it is balanced in shape. T3 - a beech in our neighbour's garden at 4 Lawn Road - it has quite a bit of dead wood - these need cutting out (Millmead and Portsmouth Road Conservation Area).
4A Devon Bank, Guildford, GU2 4DQ
Received 14 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00366
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether an agricultural barn and access track would be lawful.
Meadow Farm, Ripley Lane, West Horsley, KT24 6JS
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00367
Proposed replacement of two sash windows.
31 Addison Road, Guildford, GU1 3QQ
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00368
Ground floor front and rear extensions, first floor rear extension and conversion of attached garage into habitable space along with changes to fenestration.
34 Great Oaks Park, Guildford, GU4 7JG
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Withdrawn25/P/00369
Change of use from a dwellinghouse (C3 use class) to a large House in Multiple Occupation (C4 use class) (part retrospective)
63 Applegarth Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LX
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00370
Front porch, single storey front, side and rear extensions and�insertion of Juliet balcony to rear elevation following demolition of existing�detached garage (part retrospective application).
6 Woodlands Park, Guildford, GU1 2TH
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided24/D/00053/8
Discharge of Condition 4 (External Finishes) (Partial discharge sought in relation to Blocks A and B3 only) of planning permission 24/P/00701 approved 04/4/2025.
Land bounded by the Friary Centre Bus Station, North Street, Leapale Road, Guildford, GU1
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/W/00028
Prior notification for a single storey 3.94 metre rear extension, 3.50 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.25 metres.
74 Cypress Road, Guildford, GU1 1LU
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00371
Erection of new garages following demolition of existing garages.
Garages to the rear of Eversleigh, Buckingham Close, Guildford, GU1 1TR
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00373
Two storey rear extension, roof alterations, loft conversion to include rooflights, front and rear windows and fenestration changes
82 Beckingham Road, Guildford, GU2 8BU
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Awaiting decision25/P/00374
The change of use of land and existing stable block to extend and facilitate the existing dog exercise area permitted under ref. 23/P/01258 to provide welfare facilities for staff (kitchenette and toilet) and ancillary storage.
Valentines Farm, Rose Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6NE
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00375
First floor extension, new porch together with changes to fenestration with external material changes
5 Queen Eleanors Road, Guildford, GU2 7SL
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00376
Replacement of windows and front door at ground floor level.
35 Somertons Close, Guildford, GU2 9YB
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00377
Alterations to the eastern elevation to include 2no. bay windows at ground floor and a timber porch to the main entrance.
Woodlands, Chapel Lane, Pirbright, Guildford, Woking, GU24 0LU
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/P/00378
Single storey wrap-around rear extension following demolition of existing rear extension.
64 High Path Road, Guildford, GU1 2QL
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Decided25/D/00010/3
Discharge of Condition 13 (Secure by Design) (Partial discharge of plots 1-26/Blocks A-D only) of planning permission 24/P/01072 approved 08/11/2024
Former Westway car park, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8YH
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Withdrawn25/P/00380
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a rear extension and change of use from C3 to C4 HMO would be lawful.
66 Broomfield, Guildford, GU2 8LJ
Received 18 Mar 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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