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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 dates6,870Searchable applications
903Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,563 approved or refused records
894Refused applications
4,669 approved · 894 refused · 244 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/P/00848
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (drawings) and 3 (materials) to allow for change of external wall finish, roof material and window colour, relocation of side elevation windows, removal of porch and replacement of the existing door with a window, of planning application 24/P/00817 approved 27/09/2024 for ''Single storey rear extension, first floor extension over the existing ground floor to form a two storey dwelling, installation of windows in roof slopes to allow for habitable accommodation in roof space and installation of solar panels on roof.''
Little Hatch, Forest Road, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5EY
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00849
Detached garage with office/storage space in roof (description amended 05/12/2025).
Kinnaslea, Priorsfield Road, Hurtmore, Godalming, GU7 2RG
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00850
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing development to establish whether the erection of a flat roof detached garage to the east side of the plot is lawful.
Heathfield, Heath Rise, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6ET
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00851
Proposed single storey front and side extensions; changes to fenestration and cladding.
Cherry Trees, West Heath, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JQ
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00852
Proposed erection of a self-build detached dwelling with associated parking and landscaping.
Plot 45 Ada Gardens, 11 Chestnut Way, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/T/00124
T1 (Leaning Hawthorn Tree) - fell. (Pirbright Conservation Area)
St Michael And All Angels Church, Church Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JJ
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/T/00125
T1 (Sorbus tree) - fell. T2 (Oak tree) - fell. (Pirbright Conservation Area)
Cherry Trees, West Heath, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JQ
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00853
2no external air handling units to flat roof area following removal of all existing units, replacement of existing maintenance access doors to rear ground and first floor and replacement of existing fire exit door to rear basement floor.
145-147 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AA
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00854
Listed Building Consent for 2no external air handling units to flat roof area following removal of all existing units, replacement of existing maintenance access doors to rear ground and first floor and replacement of existing fire exit door to rear basement floor and alterations and structural works to facilitate the remodelling of the internal layout.
145-147 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AA
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00855
Replacement front porch, infill extension between house and garage with new pitched roof over garage connecting to side of house and erection of single storey rear extension with flat roof along with changes to fenestration, following demolition of conservatory.
12 Westward Ho, Guildford, GU1 1UU
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00856
Erection of a terrace of three dwellings with associated parking, bin and cycle stores (resubmission of planning permission 20/P/00242) to provide three separate 5 bed HMOs (use class C4) (retrospective application).
17, 17a & 19 North Road, Guildford, GU2 9PU
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00857
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the rear dormer window would be lawful.
134 The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AU
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00858
Proposed construction of a two storey side extension and changes to fenestration including installation of bi-fold doors to the rear, following demolition of rear conservatory.
28 Grange Farm Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6SJ
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided24/D/00144/5
Discharge of condition 7 (fenestration and door details) of planning permission 21/P/00930 approved at appeal 20/10/2022
119 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4EB
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/D/00082
Discharge of condition 4 (fenestration and door details) of planning permission 21/P/00931 approved at appeal 20/10/2022
119 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4EB
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00859
External fenestration changes, creation of a first-floor balcony, erection of new fences, creation of new footpath and hardsurfacing, creation of new parking spaces with electric vehicle charging units, erection of a bicycle and bin store and removal of trees. (description amended 03.02.2026)
Manor House, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RN
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00860
Listed building consent for internal and external works. (description amended 09/01/2026)
Manor House, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RN
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Withdrawn25/P/00861
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of side porch is lawful.
Tor Cottage, Plaws Hill, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9SX
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/T/00126
(T1) Ash- Fell, replace with laurel hedging. West Horsley Conservation Area.
24 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AX
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00862
Erection of a two storey side extension and new pitched roof over kitchen.
2 Longhouses, Mill Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0BN
Received 12 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00863
Advertisement consent for 1 x non-illuminated fascia sign following the removal of existing fascia sign.
60-62 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3ES
Received 12 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00864
Erection of a two-storey 5-bed House in Multiple Occupation, single storey rear extension, single storey outbuilding and change of use of dwellinghouse to 5-bed HMO, in conjunction with landscaping works and installation of hardstanding (part retrospective
80 Cabell Road, Guildford, GU2 8JF
Received 12 Jun 2025 - Decided24/D/00157/1
Discharge of conditions 4 (water calculations) and 6 (EV-charging point) of planning permission 24/P/00477 approved 16/05/2024
9 Longmead, Guildford, GU1 2HN
Received 12 Jun 2025 - Decided25/P/00865
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) and 3 (materials) to alter pitched roof to a flat roof, adjust the height, width, and depth of the extension, as well as its shape and layout, change the position of the disability ramp, fire door, and footpath to the generator, together with changes to the materials from rendered wall and red brick to timber-clad of planning permission 24/P/00190, approved 09/04/2024 for the 'Proposed single storey extension to the GP Surgery with associated paths, steps and ramps (description amended 26/06/2025).
Shere Surgery And Dispensary, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
Received 12 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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