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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 dates6,852Searchable applications
903Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,546 approved or refused records
888Refused applications
4,658 approved · 888 refused · 244 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Decided25/N/00053
Non-material amendment to planning application 20/P/01443 as varied by S73 permission 24/P/00415 (approved 31/01/2025) to amend the route of the footpath (plan LA_350 Rev D, to be replaced by plan LA_350 Rev E). Also additional text to be added to condition 17 to include reference to Arboricultural Impact Assessment and Method Statements (TPSarbQU0005 Issue 3 Rev 1, dated 20/03/2024) and Tree Protection Plan (TPSQU9005 TPP Rev C, dated 21/05/2021) insofar as they relate to the proposed amendments to the route of the footpath.
Ramada Jarvis Hotel, Guildford Road, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6TB
Received 20 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00747
Proposed erection of detached storage building.
Ideal Croftgrove, Unit 10, Sample Oak Lane, Chilworth, GU4 8QW
Received 20 May 2025 - Decided24/D/00117/2
Discharge of conditions 9 (hard and soft landscaping), 10 (bin/waste), 11 (vehicle parking and turning), 12 (EV), 14 (cycle parking) & 16 (water efficiency) of planning application 23/P/00791 approved 11/10/2023.
Land at 25 and 25A, Horseshoe Lane West, Guildford, GU1 2SZ
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00073
Discharge of condition 3 (external materials) of planning application 24/P/01789 approved 03/04/2025.
Heath Mill House, Heath Mill Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PR
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00748
Erection of first floor rear extension
44 Station Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HB
Received 21 May 2025 - Registered25/N/00054
Non-material amendment to planning application 22/P/01497 approved 03/04/2023 to allow for changes to the car club details.
Guildford Plaza (former Burymead House), Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DH
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/CON/00036
Consultation from Mole Valley District Council for the erection of a shed following demolition of existing.
Land to the north of Feldemore Lodge, Horsham Road, Dorking, RH5 6PD
Received 20 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00750
New landscaping works to front along St Thomas's Drive.
East Clandon Village Hall, The Street, East Clandon, GU4 7RY
Received 21 May 2025 - Decided25/T/00110
Amended Description : reduce the height of all mature Beech trees to about 4.5 metres above ground level (hedge height) on northern boundary of the property Brownings Down. T3, the mature beech tree on the frontage of the property to be retained and no work to be actioned at this point in time. (TPO P1/201/506).
Brownings Down, Warren Road, Guildford, GU1 2HQ
Received 21 May 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00751
Outline application with all matters reserved for the construction of up to 5 self-build dwellings.
Blakes Lane Farm, Blakes Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RR
Received 20 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00752
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a loft conversion would be lawful.
Pound Cottage, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7TG
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided24/D/00179/2
Discharge of condition 3 (external facing and roof materials) of planning application 23/P/02012 approved 23/05/2024.
Cherry Hill, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QE
Received 22 May 2025 - Awaiting decision25/P/00753
Redevelopment to provide six new homes (2 blocks of flats) with associated amenity space, landscaping, car and cycle parking.
Land to the rear of Manor House Flats, The Street, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DP
Received 22 May 2025 - Received20/EC/00103/APL
Enforcement Appeal; Appeal reference APP/Y3615/C/25/3363964
Land Lying to the North-West of Grafton, Polesden lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DX
Received 14 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00074
Discharge of conditions 7 (Construction Transport Management Plan), 8 (Arboricultural Method Statement & Tree Protection Plan), 9 (Energy Statement), 13 (Landscaping scheme), 19 (Biodiversity Enhancement and Management Plan (BEMP)), 20 (Sensitive Lighting Plan), 21 (Reptile Mitigation Strategy) and 22 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning application 22/P/00367 approved 12/12/2023.
The Firs, Ash Green Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6JJ
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00004/1
Discharge of conditions 3 (Materials), 4 (Sample Panel), 5 (Lime mortar) and 8 (Archaeology) of planning application 23/P/00931 approved
St Peter And St Paul's Church, The Street, West Clandon, GU4 7RG
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00075
Discharge of conditions 7 (Landscape) and 10 (Enhancement of Nature Conservation) of planning application 23/P/02047 approved 13/03/2025.
Fuel Station Blackwater Valley Road, Tongham, GUILDFORD, GU10 1FP
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided23/D/00075/3
Discharge of condition 6 (water efficiency), 8 (biodiversity plan) and 14 (cycle storage details) of planning application 23/P/01596 approved 10/04/2024
Merrow Croft Lodge, 175 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 2QY
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00023/6
Discharge of condition 17 (De-commissioning Borehole Scheme) & 19 (Contamination Remediation Strategy) of planning application 21/P/02565 approved 20/12/2024
Guildford Railway Station, Station View, Guildford, GU1 4UT
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00014/3
Discharge of Condition 13 (Ecological Enhancement) of planning application 23/P/01291 approved 06/12/2023
Land to the rear of 168,The Street, West Horsley, KT24 6HS
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/D/00025/3
Discharge of Condition 11 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy) of planning application 24/P/00274 approved 11/09/2024
Land to the rear of 168, The Street, West Horsley, KT24 6HS
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00754
Erection of a timber bird hide.
Banks Farm, Maddox Lane, Bookham, Guildford, Leatherhead, KT23 3HY
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00755
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single-storey outbuilding containing a gym, shower, changing room, office, comms room and storage room would be lawful.
13 Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BP
Received 22 May 2025 - Decided25/P/00756
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a roof over swimming pool would be lawful.
Trinity House, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QE
Received 22 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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