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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 dates6,552Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,267 approved or refused records
853Refused applications
4,414 approved · 853 refused · 233 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/00093/3
Discharge of condition 10 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 22/P/01636, approved on 09/10/2023.
Land at Former Pond Meadow School, Pond Meadow, Guildford
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01841
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the erection of an outbuilding.
19 St Johns Road, Guildford, GU2 7UQ
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/N/00151
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/P/01863 approved 18/01/2022 to increase width of right hand extension from 5.4 to 5.7m and depth increase of the same extension by 815mm.
8 Lansdown, Guildford, GU1 2LY
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01842
Garage conversion, single storey rear/side extensions and new open porch following demolition of existing conservatory and porch.
Thistledown, Oakwood Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6QF
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01843
Advertising consent for one internally illuminated static panelled cabinet with 75' digital LCD screens.
Highways Land to rear of 13 Friary Street, Onslow Street, Guildford
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01844
Advertising consent for one internally illuminated static panelled cabinet with 75' digital LCD screens.
Highways Land opposite Furniture Village, Europa Park Road, Ladymead, Guildford
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Appeal decided24/P/01845
Advertising consent for one internally illuminated static panelled cabinet with 75' digital LCD screens.
Highways Land opposite The Friary and Corner House, Onslow Street, Guildford
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01846
Single storey side and rear extension with changes to fenestration and new front porch following removal of existing rear bay window
50 Glendale Drive, Guildford, GU4 7JA
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Withdrawn24/P/01847
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use to determine if the use of a non-permanent structure (yurt) on the premises is lawful.
Holiday Inn, Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XZ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01848
Advertising consent for one internally illuminated static panelled cabinet with 75' digital LCD screens.
Roundhouse, 12 Epsom Road, Guildford
Received 20 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01849
Single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable accommodation
High Trees, Horseshoe Lane, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5LJ
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/W/00121
Prior notification for a single storey 4.50 metre rear extension, 3.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 3.00 metres.
41 Lime Grove, Guildford, GU1 1PG
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/T/00323
T1 (Fagus sylvatica): Reduction of overall size of canopy by 2m to maintain overall health of the tree (Guildford Town Centre Cons Area)
42 Harvey Road, Guildford, GU1 3SE
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01850
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a hip to gable roof extension, two new dormer windows to rear elevation and addition of roof lights to front elevation would be lawful.
77 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4LA
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01851
Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) for the conversion of the existing garage to habitable accommodation.
6 Polstead Drive, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1GB
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01852
The construction and use of a temporary access (3 years) from Ash Green Road, to the Sales Centre related to the wider residential development (approved under 18/P/02308) (retrospective application).
Land at May and Juniper Cottages, Ash Green Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6JH
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/29
Discharge of condition no 22 (Boundary Treatments) for SANG phases 1, 2 and 3 and Access and Landscaping phases 1, 2 and 3 of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00143/24
Discharge of condition 9 (Drainage) of planning permission 19/P/01541 approved 03/12/2019.
Land rear of Chicane and Quintons, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/30
Discharge of condition 38 (Public Rights of Way Strategy) of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01853
Conversion of the existing caretaker's accommodation to a preschool for 31 pupils aged 2-4 including the erection of an extension to create new classroom space, an extension to create entrance lobby, external canopy and associated landscaping following demolition of existing garage.
School Bungalow, St Thomas Of Canterbury Catholic Primary School, Horseshoe Lane West, Guildford, GU1 2SX
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/31
Discharge of condition no 19 and 58 (Arboricultural Method Statement (AMS) and Tree Protection Plan (TPP)) for all phases of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/P/01854
Listed building consent for the replacement of windows.
200-202 London Road, Guildford
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/32
Discharge of condition no 24 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan (LEMP)) for SANG phases 1, 2 and 3 of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Decided24/D/00114/33
Part discharge of condition 60 (Neighbourhood Design Code) for Neighbourhood one (Stratford View) of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 23 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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