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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 dates6,862Searchable applications
903Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,556 approved or refused records
891Refused applications
4,665 approved · 891 refused · 244 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/D/00034/1
Discharge of conditions 4 (Landscaping), 5 (Waste management), 8 (E-charging) of planning permission 24/P/01390 approved 26/02/2025.
3 and 4 Station Approach, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5LP
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/T/00117
Apple tree- Reduce height from approximately 15 metres to 10 metres and removing the numerous dead and dangerous branches that cast over ours and our neighbours gardens (Holmbury St. Mary Conservation Area)
3 Wayside Cottages, Horsham Road, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NH
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/T/00118
Goat Willow - Fell and leave the stump (Holmbury St. Mary Conservation Area)
3 Wayside Cottages, Horsham Road, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NH
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00811
Construction of two storey rear extension with conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with hip to gable roof extension and roof windows following demolition of rear lean-to extension.
277 Tylehost, Guildford, GU2 9XT
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/00812
Erection of new porch, first floor front extension with alterations to roof; changes to fenestration on side elevation.
The Willows, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HD
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00813
Erection of single storey front and side extensions and an infill rear extension together with changes to fenestration following demolition of single storey side and rear extensions (amended plans received on 15/07/25)
All Saints Church, Vicarage Gate, Guildford, GU2 7QJ
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00814
Erection of a two-storey extension and conversion of an existing dwellinghouse to 8 flats, with accommodation in the roof; and the provision of parking and ancillary facilities, following demolition of veterinary practice building
9 Manor Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1BL
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00815
Replacement of three existing vertical sliding single glazed sash windows at the front of the property.
90 Addison Road, Guildford, GU1 3QF
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/N/00059
Non-material amendment to planning application 20/P/00847, approved 24/06/2020, to allow the addition a Velux window to the front extension.
1 Coppice Close, Guildford, GU2 8JL
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Registered25/P/00817
Erection of stock fencing (retrospective).
Lot M4 Land lying on the North side of, Hogs Back, Puttenham, Guildford
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Registered25/CON/00039
Consultation from SCC for: Details of a Lighting Scheme and Lighting Impact Assessment pursuant to Condition 41 of planning permission ref: GU22/CON/00006 dated 10 November 2022 (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2025-0074 - this record is for consultation only)
Land to the North East of, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU1 1RR
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00818
Erection of a summer house, outbuilding, and fence connecting to the proposed summer house, �together with�the relocation of the existing fence and installation of a new patio and pathways.
1 Walnut Tree Gardens, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6DW
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00819
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary conditions 2 (approved drawings) to reflect changes to external materials of application 23/P/01855, approved on 14/12/2023 for the application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary conditions 2 (approved drawings), 4 (boundary treatment) and 5 (obscured glazing) of planning application 23/P/00213 for the 'erection of carport, changes to fenestration, extension of patio, internal alterations including to form an annex on the lower ground floor and external materials alterations to allow for an infill extension at lower ground floor, an extension to the patio/deck and for fenestration/door changes on the front elevation.
19 Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4ET
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00820
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary conditions 2 (approved drawings) to reflect changes to external materials of application 24/P/00435, approved on 13/05/2024 for the first floor extension over garage, and removal of chimney stack.
19 Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4ET
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00821
Single storey rear extension, new front porch, conversion of garage to habitable accommodation, enlarged front hardstanding, enlarged front steps with increased width vehicle crossover, front fenestration changes and enlargement of rear patio.
17 Orchard Gardens, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5NR
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00822
Partially retrospective application for the erection of a replacement ancillary outbuilding following demolition of three existing ancillary outbuildings.
76 Frog Grove Lane, Guildford, GU3 3HA
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00823
Erection of garage and alterations to existing pathway and front brick walls and piers, following demolition of existing garage.
22 Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EN
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00824
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with new roof windows and changes to fenestration
50-52 The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AR
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00825
Listed Building Consent for the conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with new roof windows and changes to fenestration
50-52 The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AR
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00826
Change of use from agriculture to equestrian use and erection of stable block (retrospective). Proposed installation of hardstanding and muck heap enclosure.
Land Lying to the West of, Pathfields, Shere, Guildford
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Decided25/T/00120
Chestnut: Fell to ground level due to decay at the base and suspected Honey Fungus (TPO No. 6 of 2023)
Maybankes, Tannery Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7EF
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decided25/T/00121
T1 Cherry - Fell to ground (Stoke Fields Conservation Area)
72 Stoke Fields, Guildford, GU1 4LT
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decided25/T/00122
T1 - Sycamore - Re-pollard by removing regrowth since previous pollarding T2 - Sycamore - Re-pollard by removing regrowth since previous pollarding T3 - Sycamore - Re-pollard by removing regrowth since previous pollarding T4 - Sycamore - Remove branches which cross boundary T5 - Sycamore - Remove branches which cross boundary (St. Catherines Conservation Area)
Herondel, Ferry Lane, Guildford, GU2 4EE
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Decided23/D/00058/19
Discharge of condition 21 (water efficiency) of planning permission 22/P/01497 of planning permission approved 03/04/2023.
Guildford Plaza, Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DH
Received 6 Jun 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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