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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 dates7,053Searchable applications
912Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,715 approved or refused records
924Refused applications
4,791 approved · 924 refused · 254 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/D/00160
Discharge of conditions 3 (BNG Assessments) 4 (Ecology Report) and 5 (Hardsurfacing details) of planning permission 25/P/00286 approved 07/08/2025.
Woodland on North side of Botany Hill, The Sands, Farnham
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01484
Replacement of fixed gates to roller shutter doors
Atc Pirbright, Brunswick Road, Brookwood, Woking, GU24 0QQ
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/D/00161
Discharge of conditions 4 (fenestration details), 8 (remediation statement), 12 (biodiversity enhancement plan), 13 (Construction environmental management plan), 14 (bat survey) and 15 (lighting management plan) of planning permission 25/P/00147 approved 26/06/2025.
The Courtyard, Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QL
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/D/00162
Discharge of condition 3 (fenestration details) of listed building consent 25/P/00148 approved 26/06/2025.
The Courtyard, Wisley Lane, Wisley, Woking, GU23 6QL
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/01485
Erection of two detached dwellings together with new access and associated works.
Leaside Cottage, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01486
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the construction of a private way is lawful
Land to the east of Glenside Cottage, Botany Hill, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1LZ
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Registered25/P/01487
Conversion of existing office building (use class E) to 3 terraced houses (use class C3) with external alterations including partial demolition of the existing premises and infilling of the undercroft parking area (red line boundary amended 23/02/2026)
Bourne House, Queen Street, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LY
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01488
Erection of three new dwellings in a courtyard terrace with associated landscaping, parking and vehicular access following demolition of the existing agricultural buildings on the site (amended drawings received 26 May 2026, additional information received 1/6/26)
Agricultural buildings, Wix Hill, Epsom Road, West Horsley, KT24 6E
Received 30 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01489
Erection of a single-storey side and rear extension with 4 no. rooflights and internal alterations.
Squirrels, Fox Corner, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PP
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/D/00163
Discharge of condition 14 (Archaeology) of planning permission 24/P/00564 approved 24/10/2025.
Surrey County Constabulary Police Headquarters Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HG
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/D/00163/1
Discharge of condition 13 (Arboriculture) of planning permission 24/P/00564 approved 24/10/2025.
Surrey County Constabulary Police Headquarters Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HG
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/D/00163/2
Discharge of condition 15 (Educational signboard) of planning permission 24/P/00564 approved 24/10/2025.
Surrey County Constabulary Police Headquarters Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HG
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Registered25/D/00163/3
Discharge of condition 5 (Drainage) of planning permission 24/P/00564 approved 24/10/2025.
Surrey County Constabulary Police Headquarters Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HG
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/D/00163/4
Discharge of conditions 3 (Waste management plan) and 4 (Traffic management plan) of planning permission 24/P/00564 approved 24/10/2025.
Surrey County Constabulary Police Headquarters Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HG
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Registered25/D/00163/5
Discharge of conditions 7 (BNG report) 8 (Precautionary method statement) 10 (CEMP) and 11 (Lighting scheme) of planning permission 24/P/00564 approved 24/10/2025.
Surrey County Constabulary Police Headquarters Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HG
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01490
Enlargement of existing basement lightwell to provide a means of escape in connection with basement conversion.
24 Sandfield Terrace, Guildford, GU1 4LN
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01491
Erection of single storey rear extension and front porch extension together with roof lights to rear and front, changes to fenestration and external appearance
24C Chinthurst Park, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JH
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01492
Erection of outbuilding comprising of a car port, garden storage and workshop with rooflights following demolition of existing timber stable block.
Barley Hill, Franksfield, Peaslake, Guildford, GU5 9SR
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Registered25/CON/00055
Details of a non-licenced method statement for Great Crested Newt and a precautionary method statement for reptiles, amphibians and breeding birds; a Habitats Maintenance and Management Plan; and the final design of a surface water drainage scheme, pursuant to Conditions 10, 13 and 17, and the Biodiversity Gain Plan pursuant to the Biodiversity Gain Condition, of planning permission ref: GU/24/CON/00030 dated 14 April 2025.
Bramley Oak Academy, Horsham Road, Bramley, Guildford, Surrey GU5 0BJ
Received 29 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01493
Erection of single storey rear/side extension with flat roof and roof lantern.
4 Maple Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6FT
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Decided25/T/00259
T2 and T3 (Beech): reduce back to 2020 cut lines and rebalance crowns, TPO P1/201/115
Pilgrims, 19A Warwicks Bench, Guildford, GU1 3TF
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01494
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of two porches would be lawful.
Greyfriars Farmhouse, Greyfriars Farm, Hogs Back, Guildford, GU3 1AG
Received 31 Oct 2025 - Decided25/P/01495
Erection of a 4 bedroom two storey self-build dwelling house following the demolition of existing dwelling.
16 Pewley Bank, Guildford, GU1 3PU
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01496
Erection of a single storey rear extension following the demolition of existing conservatory.
4 Shetland Close, Guildford, GU4 7FH
Received 3 Nov 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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