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Guildford Borough Council
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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 dates6,536Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,252 approved or refused records
853Refused applications
4,399 approved · 853 refused · 232 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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- Decided24/T/00316
T1 Liquidambar - Reduce lateral growth in the bottom 2/3's of the crown by 2-3 metres all round tapering reductions into the upper crown and crown lift to 2.5 -3 metres. (Shackleford Conservation Area)
Car Park, Peperharow Lane, Shackleford, Godalming, GU8 6AN
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01808
Erection of a single storey rear extension, demolition of storage container and 3 bay block with shed.
Gores Farm, Suffield Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1BQ
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01809
Erection of a new foot bridge.
Bridge End, Somerswey, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8EQ
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01810
Two storey side and rear extension and ground floor extension, roof extension and alterations, fenestration changes, Juliet balcony and garage conversion to ancillary habitable accommodation. (description amended 07/04/25).
5 Ashurst Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5AF
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/25
Discharge of condition 31 (Surface water drainage scheme) for SANG phases 1, 2 and 3 and Access and Landscaping phases 1, 2 and 3 of planning permission 22/P/01175, approved on appeal 24/05/2024
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/26
Part discharge of condition 73 (BNG Statement) and part discharge of condition 75 (Ecological Mitigation and Enhancement Plan) for Phase 2: INF1c of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/27
Part discharge of condition 85 (Embodied Carbon Statement) and part discharge of condition 86 (Sustainable Design and Energy Statement) for Phase 2: INF1c of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01811
Erection of a detached chalet style dwelling with associated parking.
Land to rear of Pine View, Forest Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5HU
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01812
Erection of two detached chalet style dwellings with associated parking.
Land rear of Pineview & Poplars, Forest Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5HU
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01813
Proposed internal garage conversion to create open plan kitchen.
6 Old Farm Place, Ash, Guildford, GU12 5SF
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/T/00317
T1 Common Horse Chestnut - Reduce height and spread up to 2 meters. Height from 18m to 16m, spread from 12m to 10m. (TPO - No. 8 of 2015)
103 Carfax Avenue, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1BE
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Received24/T/00318
Cut overhanging trees back to centre line of stream as detailed on plan attached "G1" (Gomshall Conservation Area)
The Old Pottery, 62 Station Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9NP
Received 6 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01814
Roof extension together with a rear dormer.
23 Church Road, Guildford, GU1 4NG
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/T/00319
T1: Oak - To reduce in height by approximately 2 metres and remaining lateral growth by approximately 1.5 metres leaving a retained height of 14 metres and branch length of 3 metres.T2 - Oak: To reduce in height by approximately 2-3 metres, reduce lateral growth to the North by 1.5 metres and remaining lateral growth to the South, East and West 2.5 metres leaving a retained height of approximately 16 metres and branch length of 3-4 metres (TPO P1/201/317).
7 The Oaks, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6FF
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01815
Temporary cabins to maintain site storage, offices and welfare accommodation during works.
Clandon Park House, Clandon Park, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RQ
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01816
Alteration and refurbishment of the stables to Clive Lodge.
Clive Lodge, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AQ
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01817
Listed Building Consent for alteration and refurbishment of the stables to Clive Lodge.
Clive Lodge, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AQ
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00167/4
Discharge of Condition 13 (Boundary Treatment) of planning application 24/P/00331 approved 26/6/2024.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/D/00191
Discharge of Conditions 3 (External Facing and Roofing Materials), 5 (EV Charging), 6 (Cycle Store), 8 (Nature Conservation Scheme), 10 (Sustainability), 11 (Water Consumption), 12 (Waste Storage), and 13 (Target Carbon Emissions Rate) of planning permission 22/P/01167 approved 22/11/2022
Ruston Cottage, Eashing Lane, Godalming, GU8 5EP
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Registered24/P/01818
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings), to allow for minor enlargements to the front porch and rear ground floor extension of planning permission 23/P/01248 (retrospective), approved on 15/09/2023 for a single storey front porch extension, part single storey, part two storey rear extension, hip to gable roof extension and loft conversion (Description amended 13/09/23).
29 Canterbury Road, Guildford, GU2 9TB
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01819
Construction of a detached dwelling to the rear of the property following demolition of garage.(amended plans received 05 February 2025)
Land to the rear of, 86 High View Road, Guildford, GU2 7RY
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00170/1
Discharge of Condition 3 (Water Efficiency) of planning permission 22/P/02151 (Variation of condition no 2 (drawing numbers) of application 22/P/00717, approved on 14/10/22 adding rooms in the roof with two side rooflights and two rear dormer windows.) approved 10/10/2023
Land to the south of Red Gable, Manor Close, East Horsley, KT24 6SA
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Decided24/T/00320
T1 Black Alder - Fell - dead dangerous tree T2 Willow tree - Fell - dead dangerous tree T3 Common Ash - Fell dead dangerous tree G1 group of silver poplars and weeping willow Silver poplars - pollard - create same hight of the group of poplars with hight of 6m and crown spread 3m Weeping willows - pollard - create high of the trees of 4m and crown spread 3m 4 self-set silver poplars - fell - trees are blocking water flow under the bridge (Ockham Mill Conservation Area).
Ockham Mill, Mill Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6QT
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Appeal Received24/P/01820
Certificate of lawful development for the existing use of the property as a 6 person House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4); Erection of a 2-bedroom annex, separate to the HMO (Use Class C3).
26 Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU1 1LL
Received 17 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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