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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 dates7,032Searchable applications
912Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,695 approved or refused records
923Refused applications
4,772 approved · 923 refused · 253 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided23/D/00018/20
Discharge of condition 5 (written scheme of investigation (archaeology)) of planning permission 20/P/00825 allowed at appeal 21/10/2022.
Urn Field, Downside Road, Guildford GU4 8PH
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/T/00252
(T1) Early mature Horse Chestnut - fell to ground level retaining Yew tree. (T2) 2x Sycamore tree - reduce crowns over buildings by 3m. Manage deadwood over properties footpath. Millmead and Portsmouth Road Conservation area.
8 Flower Walk, Guildford, GU2 4EP
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01442
Erection of part single, part two storey side and rear extensions, and changes to fenestration, following demolition of existing garage (description amended 04/11/2025).
4 Kimber Court, Guildford, GU4 7EJ
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01443
Widening of existing dropped kerb.
66 Tormead Road, Guildford, GU1 2JB
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/N/00105
Non-material amendment of planning permission 24/P/01676, approved 04/07/2025, to remove the plant deck lourve screen from the approved design/drawings.
Royal Surrey County Hospital, Egerton Road, Guildford, GU2 7XX
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/D/00087/1
Discharge of condition 9 (SWMP) of planning permission 23/P/01739 approved 27/02/2024
50 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 3LF
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/D/00086/2
Discharge of conditions 4 (landscape scheme) and 5 (nature scheme) of planning permission 25/P/00460 approved 13/6/2025.
Pippins, Park Corner Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SE
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01444
Replacement of existing timber sash windows to PVCu sash windows and replacement of existing PVCu rear doors
89, 91 & 93 Stoke Road, Guildford, GU1 4JN
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Registered25/P/01445
Change of use of eastern stable building to single residential unit (retrospective application).
Tap Farm Stable, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Registered25/P/01446
Change of use to allow dog walking/training including retention of dog exercise enclosures and use of western stable building previously permitted for dog day care use under planning permission reference 17/P/01656 granted on 27/11/2017 (retrospective application).
Tap Farm, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SJ
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/D/00114/4
Discharge of condition 24 (Secure by Design) of planning permission 23/P/01276 approved 09/04/2024
Burnt Common Nurseries, London Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7LN
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided23/D/00141/3
Discharge of condition 22 (Secure by Design) of planning permission 22/P/01079 approved 21/09/2023
Land to the south end of Burnt Common Nurseries,, London Road, Send, GU23 7JX
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/N/00106
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/P/00673 approved 08/07/2025 for insertion of part glazed single door to front elevation within the location of the removed doors and sidelights.
4 Ennismore Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1SP
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/01447
Construction of double oak framed garage
Thistledown, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/T/00253
Plum tree (T1) in front garden - reduce by 3 metres (Onslow Village Conservation Area).
17 Bannisters Road, Guildford, GU2 7RA
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01448
Erection of freestanding single storey outbuilding.
12 Bryanstone Grove, Guildford, GU2 9UL
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01449
Erection of 1no. single storey 2-bed dwelling house with car port and cycle store/shed with access from The Crossroads
Land south of The Crossroads, Effingham, Surrey
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01450
Replacement of windows within the rear dormer with louvered opening, provision of two replacement air conditioning units to the rear and new paint to the shop front.
224 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3JD
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01451
Listed building consent for internal refurbishment at ground, first and second floors to create dental rooms, a hygienist room and associated clinical and non-clinical spaces, with staff welfare facilities at second floor level. The works include new MEP installations throughout the building, including air conditioning and plumbing. Two modern mid-20th century windows within the rear dormers will be replaced with louvered openings for air extraction, designed as 2 over 2 to match the existing fenestration. New advertisement for x1 non illuminated fascia sign and paint will be applied to the existing shop front
224 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3JD
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01452
Advertisement consent for x1 non illuminated fascia sign.
224 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3JD
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Registered25/P/01453
Proposed Installation of 2 Padel Courts onto an existing tennis court together with a single storey pool building.
Bakersgate, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0NA
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01454
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a hip to gable roof extension with rear dormer and front roof windows would be lawful.
53 Old Palace Road, Guildford, GU2 7TX
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Decided25/D/00027/1
Discharge of condition 19 (construction environmental management plan) of planning permission 19/P/02096 approved 25/07/2023.
Waterloo Farm, Ockham Road North, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6PE
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Awaiting decision25/P/01455
Erection of two pairs of semi-detached dwellings and detached car barn together with associated amenity space, car parking and landscaping following demolition of existing motor vehicle repair workshop/MOT buildings.
208 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HS
Received 23 Oct 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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