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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 dates6,961Searchable applications
906Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,646 approved or refused records
910Refused applications
4,736 approved · 910 refused · 247 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided20/D/00032/3
Discharge of condition 4 (restoration of the land) of planning permission 19/P/01535, approved 04/12/2019.
Land to the east of, Eashing Lane, Godalming, GU7
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01170
Listed building consent for proposed works to the plate glass picture windows, electric upgrades to the living room, ceiling repairs of living room/ master bedroom floor and car port roof repairs (amended window schedule, door schedule and heritage statement received 02/12/2025) (description amended 02/12/2025)
Garden Court, 14 Warwicks Bench, Guildford, GU1 3TG
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/T/00191
T1 (Twisted Willow) - Fell. T2 (Silver Birch) - reduce a maximum of 1.5m and reshape. East Horsley Conservation Area.
Field Cottage, Bluebell Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RH
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01171
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the demolition of two chimney stacks and making good of roof would be lawful.
47 Newark Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6BS
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/T/00192
T1 (Yew Tree) - Fell. (TPO P1/201/35)
11 Holmwood Close, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SS
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/T/00193
T1 Walnut - Crown lift 3m all round and lateral reduction by 2.0m. G1 - 3 x Lime - Crown lift all round to 3.0 m. T2 Sycamore - Crown lift to 4.0m (Waterden Road Conservation Area)
44 London Road, Guildford, GU1 2AF
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01172
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a barn following the removal of the existing smaller barn is lawful.
Bullswater Farmhouse, Bullswater Lane, Bullswater Common, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0LY
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01173
Certificate of lawfulness for existing development to establish whether the construction of the garage slab within the 3 year requirement of planning consent 21/P/01337 is lawful.
St Germain, The Warren, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5RH
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/D/00116
Discharge of condition 3 (RAMS), 4 (Bat Method Statement and Mitigation Plan) and 6 (Ecological Enhancement Plan) of planning applicaiton 24/P/01009. Approved 14/04/2025
The Barn At, Hornbeam, 174 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HS
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decision25/P/01174
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for the erection of up to nine (9) new dwellings, supporting infrastructure, open space, landscaping and associated works following the demolition of existing vicarage and stable building.
The Vicarage, Poyle Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DU
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01175
Listed building consent for the installation 2 electric vehicle car charger units together with cabling and associated works
West Horsley Place, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AN
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/D/00117
Discharge of condition 4 (written scheme of investigation) and 7 (secure cycle parking and e-bike charging point) of planning permission 25/P/00009 approved 17/04/2025.
Alder Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/D/00118
Discharge of Condition 3 (Construction Enviroment Management Plan, Biodiversity Enhancement Management Plan) of planning permission 22/P/00169 approved 10/11/2022
Land north of Crocknorth Farm, Forestry Commission Oldlands, Crocknorth Road, East Horsley, KT24 5TF
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Registered25/D/00119
Discharge of Conditions 6 (EV Points) 7 (Cycle Stores), 8 (Biodiversity), 9 (Surface Water Drainage), 10 (Sustainability), 11 (Boundary Treatment), 12 (External Lighting) & 13 (Waste Design) of planning permission 21/P/02167 approved 24/06/2025
Land to the west of North Wyke Farm, Guildford Road, Normandy, GU3 2AN
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01176
Roof alteration to include first floor extension with timber frame open porch together with changes to fenestration following removal and replacement of existing pitched roof.
Tranquillity, 12 Conford Drive, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8DX
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/D/00063/1
Discharge of Condition 4 (Waste Management Plan) of planning permission 21/P/01777 approved 22/12/2022
Wildfield, West Flexford Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JW
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01177
Proposed Cattery, comprising of a 10 pen wooden cattery unit, 2 pen uPVC cattery unit, 1 pen wooden isolation unit and a wooden Kitchen and Storeroom unit.
82 Foxburrows Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8HZ
Received 21 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01178
Erection of a single storey rear extension, new fenestration and rooflights, window repairs and secondary glazing, roof replacement and insulation, internal wall insulation and damp treatment, erection of 1.8m high close board timber fence behind existing tree line on front boundary, and erection of 1.8m high close board timber fence on side and rear boundaries, located on line of existing boundary line (description amended 24/09/2025).
St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01179
Listed building consent for the erection of a single storey rear extension, new fenestration and rooflights, window repairs and secondary glazing, roof replacement and insulation, internal wall insulation and damp treatment, erection of 1.8m high close board timber fence behind existing tree line on front boundary, and erection of 1.8m high close board timber fence on side and rear boundaries, located on line of existing boundary line (description amended 24/09/2025).
St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/01180
Erection of a self-build dwelling following demolition of ancillary cottage, garage and workshop and removal of in-ground swimming pool.
Little Pantiles, Burrows Lane, Gomshall, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QF
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided25/W/00064
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use from agricultural building to 6 dwellinghouses (use class C3) and associated building operations.
West Hall Farm, Church Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JJ
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01181
Single storey extensions on north elevations to form enlarged entrance lobby and new laundry room and M&E room and new part single and double storey extension to south elevation to provide existing kitchen and creation of new bathroom and addition of a number of skylights and various alterations to property.
The Old Farmhouse, Suffield Lane, Puttenham, GUILDFORD, GU3 1BD
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided25/N/00085
Non-material amendment to planning application 24/P/00446 approved 23/08/2024 for the insertion of additional rooflight to ground floor family room (south-east elevation) and second floor store room (south-east elevation).
12 Albury Road, Guildford, GU1 2BU
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01182
Alterations to window and door openings, with replacement of flat roof area with hipped roof together with alterations to chimneys.
40 George Road, Guildford, GU1 4NR
Received 22 Aug 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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