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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 dates6,796Searchable applications
906Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,490 approved or refused records
878Refused applications
4,612 approved · 878 refused · 242 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/00543
Single storey rear extension.
1 Penny Drive, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3DJ
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/00544
Proposed 3no new fascia signs, 2no to front of store & 1no to rear of store - and 7no new wall mounted HVAC condenser cassettes to rear wall of unit within service yard area.
2B Europa Park Road, Guildford, GU1 1AJ
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/00545
Advertising consent for 3no new facia signage, front of store 1no illuminated facia sign & 1no non-illuminated signage, rear of store 1no illuminated facia signage - Max illuminations of 400cd/m2 or below.
2B Europa Park Road, Guildford, GU1 1AJ
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/W/00034
Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the removal and replacement of the existing 3.4 metre high column with a 6.4 metre high column, supporting 1 no. small cell antenna, the relocation of the existing signage and lamp head on to the replacement column, and ancillary development thereto.
Column outside 121 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DP
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/W/00035
Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the removal and replacement of the existing 3.4 metre high column with a 6.4 metre high column, supporting 1 no. small cell antenna, the relocation of the existing signage and lamp head on to the replacement column, and ancillary development thereto.
Land Outside 12 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DP
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/00546
Single storey front extension together with the replacement of existing glazed garden room.
Gardeners Cottage, Chantry Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JB
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/00547
Erection of two, two storey self build dwellings together with the relocation of existing vehicular access and creation of a new vehicular access following demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings.
21 St Omer Road, Guildford, GU1 2DA
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/00548
Resurfacing existing patio together with the erection of a ventilated pergola.
13 Turner Close, Guildford, GU4 7JN
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/00549
Proposed part single, part two storey side and rear extensions, erection of front porch, conversion of garage into habitable accommodation and alterations to existing fenestration and boundary treatment
66 Tormead Road, Guildford, GU1 2JB
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/N/00039
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/P/02232 approved 28/03/2023 for design changes to fenestration and balconies and changes to unit mix and numbers resulting in a reduction of units from 183 to 180.
Debenhams, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3UU
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/00550
Single storey rear extension
2 Frog Grove Lane, Guildford, GU3 3EX
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/00551
Erection of padel court, including new fencing and lighting to a maximum height of four metres, to replace existing hard tennis court
Upton Farm, Ockham Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6NT
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Withdrawn25/N/00040
Non-material amendment to planning application 90/P/00627 approved 19/06/1990 to remove Condition 4.
90 Priestley Road, Surrey Research Park, Guildford, GU2 7YS
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/00552
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of single storey rear and side extensions would be lawful.
The Clock House (formerly 1 The Bungalows), Mill Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6QT
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided25/P/00553
Replace existing garage and change of use from garage/gym to an annex.
East Lodge, Priorswood, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1DR
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided23/D/00101/12
Discharge of condition 20 (drainage verification) and 24 (Secured by Design) of planning application 22/P/01205. Approved 30/05/2023
Land at, Church Street, Effingham KT24 5NA
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/D/00050
Discharge of condition 4 (Visibility Splays) of planning application 23/W/00055. Approved 28/03/24.
Thornbrook Barn, Frog Grove Lane, Guildford, GU3 3HB
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided25/D/00042/1
Discharge of condition 19 (Reptile Mitigation Strategy) of planning application 24/P/00880. Approved 14/03/25
Centre for Veterinary Vaccine Innovation and Manufacturing, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0NF
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Decided23/D/00101/13
Discharge of condition 15 (Boundary Treatments) of planning application 22/P/01205. Approved 30/5/2023.
Land at, Church Street, Effingham, KT24 5NA
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Withdrawn23/D/00058/17
Discharge of Condition 22 (Bird Boxes) of planning application 22/P/01497. Approved 03/04/2023.
Guildford Plaza, Portsmouth Road, Guildford GU2 4DH
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Withdrawn23/D/00058/18
Discharge of condition 32 (Car Club) of planning application 22/P/01497. Approved 03/04/2023
Guildford Plaza, Portsmouth Road, Guildford GU2 4DH
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided24/D/00047/2
Discharge of condition 6 (EV chargers), 7 (cycle store), 8 (water calculator) of planning application 23/P/01124. Approved 17/11/23.
Helford Cottage, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7TG
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Decided25/D/00051
Discharge of condition 3 (External Materials) of planning application 24/P/01736. Approved 10/04/25.
6 Abbotswood Close, Guildford, GU1 1XA
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Withdrawn24/D/00053/9
Discharge of condition 21(surface water drainage) of planning application 24/P/00701. Approved 04/04/2025
Land bounded by the Friary Centre Bus Station, North Street, Leapale Road, Guildford, GU1
Received 10 Apr 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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