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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 dates6,986Searchable applications
906Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,669 approved or refused records
914Refused applications
4,755 approved · 914 refused · 248 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/01284
Certificate of Existing lawfulness under Section 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to determine whether planning permission ref. 21/P/00956 (PINS ref. APP/Y3615/W/22/3304434) has been lawfully implemented.
Lantern House and Carriage House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/01285
Application for a certificate of lawfulness under Section 191 (existing) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to demonstrate that a material start (in the form of demolition and construction of foundations) has been made on planning permission reference 23/P/00735.
Lantern House & Carriage House, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4TX
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/01286
Proposed erection of a single storey ancillary outbuilding to replace the existing store outbuilding.
Bracken, Blackheath, Guildford, GU4 8RD
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/01287
Proposed single storey rear extension.
29 Park Barn Drive, Guildford, GU2 8EN
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/D/00139
Discharge of conditions 3 (external materials schedule), 4 (visibility splay), 7 (water efficiency), 8 (air source heat pump noise control), and 9 (Nature Conservation Enhancement Scheme) of planning permission 24/P/00284 approved 16/10/2024.
Hare And Hounds Cottage, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7TG
Received 21 Sept 2025 - Decided22/D/00075/15
Discharge of condition 21 (air tightness) of planning permission 19/P/02223 approved 01/06/2022.
Land at Garlicks Arch, Send Marsh/Burnt Common, Portsmouth Road, Send
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/D/00140
Discharge of Condition application for conditions 5 (Suitable Alternative Natural Green Space), 8 (Bicycles Storage), 9 (Construction Transport Management Plan), 10 (Pedestrian and Cycle Links), 18 (Bat Method Statement and Mitigation Strategy), 20 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan), and 21 (Water Efficiency) of planning permission 23/P/01965 approved 20/12/2024.
Streamside, Harpers Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6DB
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/N/00094
Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/P/01736, approved on 20/03/2025, to allow fenestration changes, additional rooflights and rear dormer, and replace the approved render on the ground floor with a face brick.
6 Abbotswood Close, Guildford, GU1 1XA
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/D/00141
Discharge of condition 3 (arboricultural method statement) of planning permission 25/P/00273, approved 25/07/25.
Hazel Dene, High Park Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5DD
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Registered25/P/01288
Construction of a ramp access to load skips (retrospective application).
Valentines Farm, Rose Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6NE
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/01289
Certificate of lawfulness for existing development to establish whether the replacement of existing fencing, construction of a patio and changes to the fenestration is lawful
Flat 1, Efford, Willow Walk, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HY
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/01290
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a 7-bedroom, 7-person, large House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis), with the erection of a ground floor front extension, two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with changes to the fenestration following demolition of the existing conservatory, garage and front porch.(Description amended 10/12/25).
197 Applegarth Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LP
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/01291
Single storey side and rear extensions following the demolition of existing outbuilding.
Landthorne Cottage, Elstead Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1JA
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/T/00220
(T1) Beech tree- reduce in height by 3m and reduce sides by 2m, raise crown to 6m leaving at height of 20m and width of 13m (TPO P1/201/46)
Penn, Upper Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EZ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/01292
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the existing use of an outbuilding for ancillary residential accommodation to include holiday let (up to 90 days) is lawful.
Little Orchard Farm, Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/01293
Erection of a replacement detached dwelling and carport following the demolition of existing semi detached dwelling.
The Firs, Ash Green Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6JJ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/T/00221
Ash tree, (T035) with ash die back, to be felled (Pirbright Conservation Area).
St Michael And All Angels Church, Church Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JJ
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Awaiting decision25/P/01294
Provision of hard surface to existing overflow car park and re-arrangement of existing spaces.
Effingham Golf Club, Guildford Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PY
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/01295
Expansion of club house terrace to include new paving and erection of retractable canopies and associated works and landscaping.
Effingham Golf Club, Guildford Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PY
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/T/00222
T1 Maple - Pollard at approx 5m, Leave a framework with a diameter of approx 2m. T2 Maple - Fell to ground level (Conservation Area)
76 The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AU
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Decided25/S/00006
Request for an EIA Scoping Opinion under the Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended).
Land off, Glaziers Lane, Normandy, GU3
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/P/01296
Application for permission in principle for the erection of 5 detached dwellings.
Land east of, Portsmouth Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EX
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Registered25/N/00095
Non-material amendment to planning application 24/P/01589 approved 11/04/2022 to remove the cellular confinement areas and removal of a group of trees.
Robertson Nursing Home, Priorsfield Road, Hurtmore, Godalming, GU7 2RF
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Decided25/D/00142
Discharge of condition 2 (sewage treatment) of planning permission 24/P/01362 approved 15/07/2025
Grove Fruit Farm, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AP
Received 24 Sept 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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