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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 dates6,563Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,277 approved or refused records
854Refused applications
4,423 approved · 854 refused · 234 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided23/D/00018/13
Discharge of Condition 9 (highway construction condition surveys) of planning permission 20/P/00825 approved 21/10/2022
Urn Field, Downside Road, Guildford
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00015
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary conditions 2 (approved plans), 3 (materials schedule), 5 (hard and soft landscaping details) and 11 (Site Waste Management Plan) to allow for an amended house design of planning application 23/P/00497 approved 04/10/2023 for the erection of a single dwellinghouse with associated landscaped areas and external swimming pool.
Court Mead, 6 Guildown Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HB
Received 8 Jan 2025 - Registered25/CON/00002
Details of a written scheme of investigation and a construction Traffic management plan submitted pursuant to Condition 11 and 23 of planning permission ref: GU24/CON/00010 dated 30 October 2024 (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCC_Ref_2024-0194 - this record is for consultation only)
Land at St Pauls Church Of England Infant School, The Cardinals, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1EF
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Decided25/CON/00003
Consultation from Waverley Borough Council for the erection of 3 industrial/warehouse buildings with open storage/yards, associated access, car and cycle parking, infrastructure and landscaping (reference WA/2025/00001).
Land South East of Farnham Sewage Treatment Works, Monkton Lane, Farnham
Received 2 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00016
Proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory.
22 Forster Road, Guildford, GU2 9AF
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Registered25/CON/00004
Details of Surface Water Drainage Scheme pursuant to condition 4 and Arboricultural Method Statement pursuant of condition 7 of planning ref: GU24/CON/00010 dated 30 October 2024. (This application is to be determined by Surrey County Council under their reference SCC_Ref_2024-0195 - this record is for consultation only.
Land at St Pauls Church Of England Infant School, West Ring, The Cardinals, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1EF
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Registered24/D/00032/3
Discharge of Condition 11 (Water Efficiency Calculation certificate), Condition 12 (Vehicle movement on site), Condition 13 (Covered Bicycle parking and charging point details), Condition 14 (Ecology confirmation), Condition 15 (External lighting details), and Condition 16 (permitted development) of planning permission 23/P/00628 approved 29/02/24.
Send Barns Stables, Woodhill, Send, Woking, GU23 7JR
Received 8 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00017
Installation of four electric vehicle charging stations including erection of associated equipment (substation and feeder pillar) and associated site works.
Car Park at Ladymead Retail Park, Europa Park Road, Guildford, GU1 1AJ
Received 8 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00018
Proposed ground floor side infill extension and first floor rear extension with associated works (description amended 27/02/2025).
26 Artillery Terrace, Guildford, GU1 4NL
Received 8 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00019
Installation of an Air Source Heat Pump to the front elevation.
32 Dorking Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NR
Received 9 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00020
The erection of an outbuilding.
Gorongoza, Forest Close, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5BU
Received 9 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00021
Replacement of existing entrance gates.
Wisley Chase, Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QD
Received 9 Jan 2025 - Decided25/T/00008
(T4, T5) Oak- Fell. TPO- NO. 6 of 2019
Woodlands View, 6 Old Lane Gardens, Cobham, KT11 1NN
Received 9 Jan 2025 - Decided25/W/00001
Prior notification for a single storey 8.00 metre rear extension, 4.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.70 metres.
Dambrezi, Shere Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6EW
Received 9 Jan 2025 - Decided24/P/01871
Single storey rear extension with roof extension and front porch amendments.
Fermain, Greyfriars Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6JD
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Decided24/D/00144/3
Discharge of condition 4 (land stability) of planning permission 21/P/00930 approved 23/9/2024.
119 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4EB
Received 8 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00022
Erection of single storey rear extension, conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with roof changes including rooflights, erection of single storey pitched roof office to rear with ASHP unit, addition of porch canopy to right flank wall, construction of new studio outbuilding with ASHP unit together with retention of existing shed following demolition of existing Wendy House, garden shed, and utility room extension.
The Chantry, Chestnut Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HD
Received 9 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00023
Erection of front entrance porch
Touchwood House, Puttenham Hill, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AH
Received 9 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00024
Construction of brick piers and enclosure fencing and grading ground levels within the paddock area (retrospective) (additional plans received 20 May 2025 and 2 June 2025)
Capel Cottage, Pirbright Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2HU
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00025
Hip to gable roof enlargement with front and rear dormer windows.
16 Mountside, Guildford, GU2 4JE
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Decided25/P/00026
Single storey rear extension.
48 Stringers Avenue, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7NN
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Awaiting decision25/P/00027
Work to extend an existing pond with a wooden sleeper wall for 9th green and associated enhancement of ecological credentials and water sustainability.(Retrospective application)
Drift Golf And Country Club, The Drift, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5HD
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Decided25/W/00002
Application for prior approval for the change of use from agriculture to flexible commercial use to provide storage (Use Class B8) under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
Whipley Farm, Aldershot Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BE
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Decided24/D/00118/2
Discharge of conditions 3 (Details & Samples) and 5 (Water efficiency) of planning permission 24/P/00262 approved 16/4/2024.
Breton House, Heathway, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5ET
Received 10 Jan 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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