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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 dates6,522Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,239 approved or refused records
853Refused applications
4,386 approved · 853 refused · 231 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/D/00173/1
Part discharge of condition 2 (hours of operation) of planning permission 24/P/00639 approved 19/06/2024
96 Stoke Road, Guildford, GU1 4JN
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01764
Single storey rear extension and addition of dormers to side elevation of existing roof following removal of existing conservatory.
50 Shawfield Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6QX
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01765
Single storey side extension with erection of new chimney and amendments to fenestration
South End Farm, Long Reach, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6PF
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Decided24/P/01766
Erection of a single storey flat roof rear/side extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
Carmel, Spoil Lane, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1BP
Received 2 Dec 2024 - Decided24/CON/00036
Consultation from Waverley Borough Council for the erection of extensions and alterations including creation of a basement level and raising of roof ridge height to provide habitable accommodation in roof space with associated landscaping following demolition of existing single storey extension and detached residential annexe.
Foxbury Hill, Foxburrow Hill Road, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0BU
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00187
Details pursuant to condition 3 (Materials), 4 (cycle store) 5 (Water efficiency), 6 (Biodiversity enhancement scheme), 7 (details of waste storage areas) of planning permission 24/P/01466.� Application under S73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (Approved Drawings) of planning permission 24/P/00136 for the erection of a detached dwelling, to change the approved drawings.
Woodlands Stables,, Green Lane West, Ash, GU12 6DU
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Awaiting decision24/P/01767
Demolition of existing single storey garden office and tool store/garage and construction of a linked two-storey office, meeting room and conference room; new access point and change current use class from Class C3 to Class E.
Westwood Cottages, 1 Westwood Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2JD
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01768
Erection of an annexe for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.
Pinewood House, London Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7JX
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01769
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use to establish whether the use of the land for siting a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse would be lawful.
Pinewood House, London Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7JX
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/T/00308
Fig Tree: Fell to ground level (Waterden Rd Cons Area)
68 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 3PB
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/N/00147
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 21/P/00823 approved 26/07/2021 for an alternative design detail to the curb side elevation, removing the first floor building overhang.
77 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4LA
Received 5 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01771
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the siting of a caravan would be lawful
Bavins, Mark Way, Godalming, GU7 2BW
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/T/00309
T1 - Silver Birch Tree: Fell to ground level (Compton Cons Area)
Tithe Barn, The Avenue, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1JW
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00188
Discharge of condition 3 (Site waste management plan) of planning permission 24/P/01332 approved 01/11/24
Court Mead, 6 Guildown Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HB
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00148/1
Discharge of conditions 6 (Surface water drainage), 10 (Ecological enhancement plan) and 11 (Heat loss report) of planning permission 24/P/01385 approved 05/08/2024.
The Annexe, White Lane, Guildford, GU12 6HJ
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01772
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of four windows
Hill Cottage, Chinthurst Lane, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0DR
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01773
Construction of a single storey front extension, two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with changes to fenestration following demolition of existing detached garage.
49 Carfax Avenue, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1BD
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01774
Erection of a self-build detached part two, part single storey dwelling.
2 Chantry View Road, Guildford, GU1 3XR
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/T/00310
T4 - Sycamore - Basal hollow on north side appears to extend to 5m up the trunk where there is a linear cavity approx 50cm long. Tree quite close to gate and entrance - Fell. T6 - English oak - Mostly dead with only a few springs with foliage. Within falling distance of road - Fell. T9 - Sycamore - Cup union filled with mud. One stem dead and others appear weak. Within falling discance of road - Fell. T51 - English oak - Trunk has wound at 4.5m on south side where branch has ripped out in past. Lower trunk has brown exudate. Crown very unbalanced. - Fell. T55 - Sycamore - Centre of base is hollow with major buttress on either side. Some bark damage at edges of cavity. Dead and decaying wood visible - Fell. T202 - English oak - Very sparse limited crown. Upper stem bends over road - Fell. T204 - Sycamore - Large amount of dead ivy on stem. Very limited crown, one upper branch giving north spread - Fell. T211 - Sycamore - Originally two stems from ground level, one removed. Remaining stem has open cavity on north side 13cm deep. Hollow runs min 50cm up and down. Very slender limited crown - Fell. T33 - English oak - Old tree in centre of site. Many hollows in old knotholes and pruning wounds on lower trunk. Eastern crown lost with major branch break at 3m. Large deadwood in crown. Hanging branch in crown - Prune back 1-2mSee Treecall shedule TC/23824/SC and plan TC1 (TPO 6/2022)
Land South of B3000, Puttenham Heath Road, Compton
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/T/00311
Please refer to schedule of works (Ripley Cons Area)
Ripley Court, Rose Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6NE
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/N/00148
Non Material amendment to planning permission 19/P/02223 approved 09/06/2021 for the erection of a new sub-station.
Land at Garlicks Arch, Send Marsh/Burnt Common, Portsmouth Road, Send
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/T/00312
Reduce tree branches by a third (Puttenham Conservation Area).
Honeywood, The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AT
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00189
Discharge of conditions 3 (Ecological enhancement Scheme), 4 (Bike storage) and 6 (Bin Storage) of planning permission 24/P/01460 approved 04/12/2024.
32 Queen Eleanors Road, Guildford, GU2 7SL
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01775
Sub division of existing dwelling to create a new 3 bed C3 residential dwelling.
32 Queen Eleanors Road, Guildford, GU2 7SL
Received 9 Dec 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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