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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 dates6,949Searchable applications
906Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,636 approved or refused records
908Refused applications
4,728 approved · 908 refused · 246 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/S/00003
Request for an EIA Screening Opinion under the Town & Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended) ? Regulation 6.
Land south of, Send Marsh Road, Send
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01157
Listed building consent for the demolition of a 7m long section of existing boundary wall and the erection of replacement 1.8m high featheredge timber fencing
St Catherines Priory, Ferry Lane, Guildford, GU2 4EE
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01158
Erection of single storey side extension with skylight
7 Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU1 1LL
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided25/D/00100/1
Discharge of conditions 3 (historic fabric), 4 (existing first floor beam), 5 (Photographic Schedule), 6 (External Roof Tiles) and 8 (Vent Cowl) of planning application 24/P/01580. Approved 13/02/2025
50 Ash Church Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6LX
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided25/W/00063
Prior notification for a single storey 4.00 metre rear extension, 3.20 metres in height with an eaves height of 3.00 metres.
34 Old Lane, Ockham, Guildford, Cobham, KT11 1NP
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided25/D/00098/1
Discharge of conditions 3 (Site Levels) and 4 (External Materials) of planning application 24/P/01529, approved 19/05/2025.
Land north of High View, High View, Gomshall, GU5 9LT
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided25/D/00115
Discharge of condition 5 (water efficiency) and 6 (electric vehicle charging point) of planning application 21/P/01118, approved 30/08/2022.
Land adjacent to 6 Burnt Common Cottages, Clandon Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7LA
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01159
Single storey side and rear extensions following demolition of existing conservatory
10 Devoil Close, Guildford, GU4 7FG
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided24/D/00126/1
Discharge of condition 10 (written scheme of investigation) of planning application 25/P/01160, approved 18/10/2025.
2 Newark Lane, Ripley, GU23 6BZ
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01160
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) to modify the elevations to show casement windows and materials to reflect the materials supplied to satisfy condition 3 of planning permission 23/P/01517 approved on 04/06/2024 for residential redevelopment of 2 Newark Lane including demolition of existing dwelling and replacement with a two storey dwelling and demolition of existing storage buildings and cutting rooms and replacement with a two storey dwelling.
2 Newark Lane, Ripley, GU23 6BZ
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided23/D/00018/18
Discharge of condition 18 (Sensitive Lighting Management Plan) of planning permission 20/P/00825, allowed on appeal on 21/10/2022 (APP/Y3615/W/22/3300200).
Urn Field, Playing Field, Downside Road, Guildford, GU4 8PH
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01161
Erection of a first floor rear extension
31 Winchester Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6SX
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01162
Erection of a part single, part two storey rear extension, with a first floor extension over existing garage and the formation of a gable end two storey extension to the front elevation, following demolition of front porch/bay window and rear conservatory.
23 Northcote Crescent, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6LX
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/N/00084
Non material amendment of planning application to reposition front wall into porch by approx 0.5m to include additional roof-light in hallway and Reposition rear internal wall into loggia by approx 1.5m, to include rear bi-fold doors facing into garden and small window loggia of approved planning application 25/P/00271.
273 Vale Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5LA
Received 18 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01163
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed use to establish whether a hip-to-gable conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with rear roof dormer, rooflights and Juliet balcony would be lawful
33 Pennings Avenue, Guildford, GU2 9SX
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/T/00188
Oak: Crown thinning 20% and a crown lift 4-5m (TPO P1/201/345)
1 Laureldene, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2DU
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/T/00189
T1 (Ash tree), T2 (Leylandii conifer), T3 (Beech tree) and T4 (Leylandii hedge) - Fell. Worplesdon Conservation Area.
1 Perry Orchard, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RE
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01164
Advertisement consent for 1no. non-illuminated free-standing gantry sign and 2no. non-illuminated flagpole banner signs
168 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HS
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided24/D/00114/56
Part Discharge of Condition 91 ? Bus Stop Location and Specification for Phase 4: INF1D of Application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/T/00190
T1 and T2 (Western Red Cedar trees) - Fell. West Clandon Conservation Area.
Clandon Cottage, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7ST
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01165
Proposed first floor rear extension.
24 Raymond Crescent, Guildford, GU2 7SX
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01167
Proposed single storey rear extension with changes to fenestration
Greywings, Blighton Lane, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1PU
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01168
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) to allow for changes to the outbuilding, including separate storage shed, addition of solar panels to front roof elevation and widening of parking to front, of planning permission 24/P/01416 approved 13/12/2024 for 'Proposed single storey side and rear extension. Demolition of garage and proposed outbuilding in rear garden. Alterations of existing dwelling including solar panels. Enlarged parking area in the front garden.'
11 Meads Road, Guildford, GU1 2NB
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decided25/P/01169
Erection of part single, part two storey front, side and rear extensions to include the creation of integrated garage and chimney stack to roof together with changes to fenestration.
3 Ferndown Close, Guildford, GU1 2DN
Received 20 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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