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Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
6,822Searchable applications
904Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,517 approved or refused records
881Refused applications

4,636 approved · 881 refused · 243 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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  1. Decided25/P/00630

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary Conditions 18 and 20 (offsite s278 works) to amend both conditions from pre-occupation to 50% of occupations for completion of works; as well as the removal of the following requirements from Condition 18:a raised table to be installed at the junction where Ockham Road South meets A246 Guildford Road; andan improvement scheme at the junction where Ockham Road North meets Station Approachof outline planning application 19/P/01541 approved 03/12/2019 for the demolition of two dwellings and alteration to access to allow for outline consent with all matters reserved (except for means of access from Ockham Road North not to include internal roads) for up to 110 dwellings and up to 99sqm of office floor space (Use Class B1a), open space, sustainable urban drainage system and associated landscaping, infrastructure and earthwork's at Lollesworth Fields, Ockham Road North, East Horsley (Resubmission of 19/P/00634).

    Land rear of Chicane and Quintons, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, KT24 6PU

    Received 28 Apr 2025
  2. Decided25/P/00631

    Erection of single storey side extension

    Halfpenny House, Halfpenny Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8PZ

    Received 28 Apr 2025
  3. Decided25/W/00043

    Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to convert the existing commercial space to form 1 residential unit.

    1 St Marys Terrace, Mill Lane, Guildford, GU1 3TZ

    Received 28 Apr 2025
  4. Decided25/P/00632

    Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the variation of condition 3 (hours of operation) to increase operating hours to Monday to Sunday: 11:00 to 02:00 of planning permission 24/P/01047 approved 02/04/2025 for the Change of use from Caf� to hot food take away (sui generis) together with the installation of a kitchen ventilation and extraction duct together with a new shop front.(Additional information received 29/01/26).

    26 Madrid Road, Guildford, GU2 7NU

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  5. Withdrawn25/P/00633

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed use to establish whether the use of the existing annex for purposes ancillary to the main dwelling, to include additional habitable accommodation in connection with an HMO Licence on the main dwelling, would be lawful.

    20 Pond Meadow, Guildford, GU2 8LF

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  6. Decided25/P/00634

    Erection of a two storey side extension, a single storey rear extension and a rear patio, following demolition existing chimney, conservatory and garage/store

    37 Great Goodwin Drive, Guildford, GU1 2TX

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  7. Decided25/T/00092

    (T1) Hawthorn - Fell to near ground level. (T2) Sweet chestnut - Reduce over hanging lateral spread back to near boundary line. Pruning cuts are to be made to suitable growth points where possible. (T3) Yew - Reduce overhanging canopy to provide 1-1.5m clearance from roof. (T4) Atlas Cedar - Remove major deadwood over 25mm diameter and any split or storm damaged limbs.East Horsley Conservation Area

    St Martin's Church, Ockham Road South, East Horsley

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  8. Decided25/T/00093

    (G1) 4 Leylandii - Fell.(Waterden Road Conservation Area).

    72 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 2BH

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  9. Registered25/D/00062

    Discharge of condition 4 (Site Waste Management Plan) and 5 (Arboricultural) of planning application 24/P/01451. Approved 07/04/2025.

    Halfacre, Silkmore Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6JB

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  10. Appeal decided25/P/00635

    Demolition of existing buildings and erection of flexible commercial units, Use Classes B2 (General Industrial), B8 (Storage and Distribution) and Class E(g)(iii) (Light Industrial), with loading areas, car parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure.

    Land at Dennis Way, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Guildford, GU1 1AF

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  11. Decided25/T/00094

    T17 (Sycamore tree) - Fell. (Guildford Town Centre Conservation area)

    Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  12. Decided25/D/00063

    Discharge of condition 4 (Waste Management Strategy details) and 5 (materials) of planning application 21/P/01777. Approved 22/12/2022

    Wildfield, West Flexford Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JW

    Received 29 Apr 2025
  13. Decided25/D/00044/1

    Discharge of condition 5 (Boundary Treatment) and 19 (External Lighting) of planning permission 24/P/01254, approved 11/03/2025.

    The Paddock, 5 Paddock Grove, Effingham, KT24 5QA

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  14. Appeal decided25/P/00637

    Erection of part single storey, part two storey rear extension with roof lights, new single storey front porch and changes to fenestration

    78 Oak Hill, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3ES

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  15. Decided25/P/00638

    Provision of new shop front and insertion of window to rear elevations and replacement of windows to external doors.

    5 Station Parade, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6QN

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  16. Decided25/W/00044

    Prior notification for a single storey 6.00 metre rear extension, 4.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.29 metres.

    5 Howard Road, Effingham Junction, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5HX

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  17. Withdrawn25/P/00639

    Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the variation of condition 2 (approved drawings) to establish C4 use by authorizing internal layout changes of planning permission 23/P/00664 approved 21/09/2023 for a single storey rear extension and construction of an attached dwelling. (Retrospective application).

    80 Cabell Road, Guildford, GU2 8JF

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  18. Decided25/N/00047

    Non material amendement of planning application 25/P/00090, approved 04/04/2025. To amend the approved plans to change the size of one window on each elevation.

    6 Elm Hill Bungalows, Guildford Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2JA

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  19. Decided25/P/00640

    Listed building consent to attach 3 storage batteries and 1 photovoltaic power inverter to the main building.

    Little Warren Farm, One Tree Hill Road, Guildford, GU4 8PL

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  20. Decided25/N/00048

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/P/00808, approved 21/08/2024 (as varied by non-material amendment 24/N/00142) to amend the approved landscaping scheme listed in condition 2 in line with the amendments approved under 24/N/00142.

    Former Bus Depot and 7 Ridgemount, Guildford, GU2 7TH

    Received 30 Apr 2025
  21. Decided25/P/00641

    Replacement of front and rear sash windows on the second floor.

    Flat 8, 69 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 3LD

    Received 1 May 2025
  22. Decided25/P/00642

    Erection of first-floor side extension above the existing garage and utility room, conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with roof window and changes to fenestration

    40 Hazel Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1NS

    Received 1 May 2025
  23. Decided25/P/00643

    Proposed single storey side extension and side fenestration changes.

    Homelands, 101 Potters Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7AW

    Received 1 May 2025
  24. Decided25/P/00644

    Proposed garden room following demolition of existing garage.

    Homelands, 101 Potters Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7AW

    Received 1 May 2025

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