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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates7,125Searchable applications
913Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,783 approved or refused records
937Refused applications
4,846 approved · 937 refused · 256 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Decided26/P/00077
Listed Building Consent for the refurbishment of The Seahorse to include new fixed seating, new entrance door, timber screen, erection of a stud wall and blocking up of internal window.
The Sea Horse Inn, 52-54 The Street, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BU
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00078
Erection of new self / custom build dwelling, following demolition of existing dwelling.
Woodys Cottage, Brook Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DH
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00079
Installation of rooftop PV solar arrays.
Alderbrook House, 4 Redwood Grove, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NU
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00080
Construction of a new open front porch, installation of roof lantern, and alterations to fenestration, external materials, and roof finishes.
Alderbrook House, 4 Redwood Grove, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NU
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00081
Advertisement consent for x4 non illuminated flag pole signs and x2 non illuminated V shaped signs. (retrospective)
Wisley Acres, Wisley Lane, Ockham
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/D/00013
Discharge of Conditions 3 (SWMP), 4 (CEMP), 5 (Nature Cons), 6 (Materials), 7 (Water Consumption), 8 (Waste) and 9 (Cycle Store) of planning permission 25/P/00591 approved 18/09/2025
Willow Brook Cottage, Ashbrook, White Hart Lane, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3EA
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/T/00019
(T1-17) Willows- Re-pollarding to continue previous management.
Land adjacent to the Wey Navigation, by The New Inn, off, Send Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7EN
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Registered26/P/00082
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether minor revisions to previous certificates floor plans would be lawful.
24, Queens Drive, Guildford, GU2 9PP
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00084
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to determine whether the hip-to-gable roof extensions, dormer balcony (second floor) and alterations to fenestration is lawful
27 Testard Road, Guildford, GU2 4JU
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided25/D/00155/1
Discharge of condition 3 (materials) of planning permission 23/P/00410 approved 21/11/2024
Heath Farm, Tannery Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7EF
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/T/00020
(T1) Horse Chestnut- Reduce Overall Size Of Crown By 2m Remove Deadwood Greater Than 25mm In Diameter. Thin Crown By Approximately 15%. (T2-T6) Beech-Reduce Overall Size Of Crown By 2m Remove Deadwood Greater Than 25mm In Diameter. Thin Crown By Approximately 15% (Shere Conservation area).
6 Wellers Court, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JU
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Registered26/P/00086
Retrospective application for change of use from class E to Sui Generis (hot food takeaway) together with outside seating area and fence to the boundary to protect the seating area from vehicular traffic.
Building Ch3, Normandy Hill Business Park, Cobbett Hill Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00087
Retrospective application for advertising consent for one internally illuminated advertisement board.
Building Ch3, Normandy Hill Business Park, Cobbett Hill Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/D/00001/1
Discharge of condition 4 (site waste management plan) of planning permission 25/P/00547 approved 20/11/2025
21 St Omer Road, Guildford, GU1 2DA
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00088
Erection of a 1.2m garage extension following partial garage demolition.
1 Guildcroft, Guildford, GU1 2JU
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00089
Installation of a mechanical extraction system as received by amended plans 5 June 2026.
9 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4AF
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00090
Single storey rear extension, with addition of front porch and front driveway with drop kerb.
45 Foreman Park, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6JN
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/T/00021
T1. Cypress x 3 in woodland area by parking. Reduce height by approximately 50% to 5m tall.1. Height pre 10m post 5m crown spread pre 5m post 5m. T2. Dead Elm x 2 by boundary fence to graveyard. Fell to near ground level.2. Dead elm trees 5m tall T3. Cypress RHS of drive. Reduce height by approximately 50% to 8m tall.3. Height pre 16m post 8m crown spread pre 5m post 5m T4. Ash x 4 stems in corner by road at front. Carefully climb and dismantle to as close to ground level as possible.4. Ash group of 4 stems with ash dieback largest of group 8"diameter at base smallest 2". Fell T5. Dying Cypress RHS of begin of drive (behind Sycamore). Fell to as close to ground level as possible 5. Cypress in poor condition 5m tall T6. Sycamore by car park. Reduce back extended limbs from over car park by 3m 6. Sycamore height pre 10m post 10m crown spread pre 7m post 4m. Various cavities on stem to be cut back from parking area and reduce chance of branch breakage (West Clandon Conservation Area).
Tanfield Cottage, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SU
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/W/00005
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A for the erection of a single-storey rear extension 6.0 metres, height of 4.0 metres and an eaves height of 3.0 metres
78 Oak Hill, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3ES
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/N/00010
Non-material amendment to condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 25/P/00474 approved 20/08/2025 to retain existing utility room and external door.
12 Newlands Crescent, Guildford, GU1 3JS
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00091
Erection of single storey rear extension.
14 Gatley Drive, Guildford, GU4 7JJ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00092
Use of existing garden outbuilding for part time use for short-term holiday letting accommodation (amended plan submitted 14/04/26 showing removal of stairs and sealing up of mezzanine level).
Kenwood, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SG
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/T/00022
Remove Cherry Tree in rear garden (Worplesdon Conservation Area)
Place Cottage, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RD
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Decided26/P/00093
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single storey rear extension following demolition existing conservatory would be lawful.
3 Appstree Cottages, Ockham Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6NR
Received 26 Jan 2026
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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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