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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates6,843Searchable applications
903Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,538 approved or refused records
887Refused applications
4,651 approved · 887 refused · 243 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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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- Decided25/P/00720
Application under section 19 of the Listed Building and Conservation Area Act 1990 (as amended) for the variation of condition 3 (materials) to allow the phasing of works which will enable the urgent re-roofing repairs to be carried out prior to the extension of listed building consent 23/P/01956 approved 11/09/2024 for a proposed single storey rear extension following demolition of existing single storey extension. Replacement of single glazed windows and doors with double glazed. Replacement of roof tiles. Associated internal alterations including a new staircase.
The Old House, The Green, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JE
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00070
Discharge of condition 3 (Roofing Materials) of planning permission 23/P/01956 approved 11/09/2024
The Old House, The Green, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JE
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00721
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether resurfacing existing driveway would be lawful.
94 Potters Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7AL
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00722
Proposed first floor side extension.
41 Juniper Close, Guildford, GU1 1NX
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00723
Erection of new detached one bed dwelling following demolition of existing garage (description amended 10/09/2025).
23 Ashenden Road, Guildford, GU2 7UU
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00071
Discharge of condition 3 (Lighting) of planning permission 22/P/01924 approved 23/05/2023.
Electricity substation, Slyfield Industrial Estate off, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU1 1RU
Received 16 May 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00724
Erection of a one-and-a-half storey bungalow.
Land adjacent to 48D, Church View, Ash, Aldershot, GU12 6RT
Received 16 May 2025 - Registered25/D/00062/1
Discharge of conditions 7 (confirmation of facing materials); 8 (SAP calculations); 9 (solar panel specifications); 10 (air source heat pump location); and 11(water efficiency calculations) of planning permission 24/P/01451 approved 07/04/2025
Halfacre, Silkmore Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6JB
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/W/00045
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the demolition of building 52.
Atc Pirbright, Brunswick Road, Brookwood, Woking, GU24 0QQ
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00072
Discharge of condition 5 (Material Schedule) of planning permission 21/P/02272 approved 24/10/2022.
79 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/CON/00035
Consultation from Surrey County Council for Details of a Parking Management Plan submitted pursuant to Condition 5, Construction Transport Management Plan pursuant to Condition 6, Arboricultural Method Statement pursuant to Condition 8, Construction Ecological Management Plan pursuant to Condition 10, Habitat Management and Monitoring Plan pursuant to Condition 11, and design of a surface water drainage scheme pursuant to Condition 14 of planning permission ref: GU24/CON/00024 dated 5 February 2025. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2025-0065 - this record is for consultation only)
Pond Meadow School, Larch Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1DR
Received 15 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00725
Advertisement consent for 1 x set of flat cut lettering to existing background fascia, together with 1 x non illuminated projecting sign.
56 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3ES
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00726
Advertisement consent for replacement double-sided internally illuminated 6-sheet advertising displays with double-sided digital displays.
Bus shelter near Roundabout of London Road and Woodruff Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1YT
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00023/5
Discharge of condition 9 (hard and soft landscaping) of planning application 21/P/02565 approved 20/12/2024.
Guildford Railway Station, Station View, Guildford
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00727
Advertising consent for replacement double-sided internally illuminated 6-sheet advertising displays with double-sided digital displays.
Bus shelter opposite 49 Woking Road, Guildford, GU1 1QD
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00042/2
Discharge of condition 18 (external facing and roof materials) of planning application 24/P/00880 approved 14/03/2025.
Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing, Ash Road, Pirbright, GU24 0NF
Received 19 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00728
Erection of a two storey detached dwelling following demolition of outbuilding.
94 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8AQ
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/T/00102
(T1) Self seeded Birch tree inside boundary fence in rear garden - fell as blocking light to the property. (Millmead and Portsmouth Road Conservation Area).
6 Lawn Road, Guildford, GU2 4DE
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/W/00046
Prior notification for a single storey 5.40 metre rear extension, 3.98 metres in height with an eaves height of 3.00 metres.
Hornbeam, 174 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HS
Received 16 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00729
Proposed ground floor rear extension over an existing lower ground / basement projection.
54 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4LA
Received 19 May 2025 - Decided25/W/00047
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 19 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00730
Proposed replacement front porch, addition of side porch, single storey rear extension, rear first floor infill extension, addition of two rear roof gable extensions and rear dormer window as well as changes to fenestration, installation of solar panels, and landscaping changes (description amended 24/06/2025).
10 Warwicks Bench Road, Guildford, GU1 3TL
Received 19 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00731
Erection of a single storey rear extension, partial loft conversion, garage conversion, new front porch and alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing conservatory.
18 Horseshoe Lane West, Guildford, GU1 2SX
Received 19 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00732
Erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor side extension over existing double garage, following demolition of conservatory.
Ivy Cottage, Meadow Drive, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6JL
Received 19 May 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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