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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
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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 dates7,061Searchable applications
912Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,723 approved or refused records
925Refused applications
4,798 approved · 925 refused · 254 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Decided23/D/00186/16
Discharge of condition 9 (programme of archaeological work) of planning permission 22/P/01083 approved 18/08/2023
Orchard Farm, Harpers Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6DE
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01537
Erection of two storey side/rear extension with open canopy porch, and alterations to front landscaping, following demolition of existing porch, garage, car port and rear two storey studio.
10 Orchard Road, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HU
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01538
Alterations to front elevation to create covered front porch.
2 Norrels Ride, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5EH
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Awaiting decision25/P/01539
Hybrid planning application comprising: - the change of use of approximately 15ha of land to create a new Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace ('SANG') and outline planning application with all matters reserved (except for principal access to the highway) for the construction of up to 140 homes (including 50% affordable housing), public open space, SuDS, biodiversity enhancements, landscaping, and associated infrastructure.
Land at Aldertons Farm, Send Marsh Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7DJ
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/01540
Erection of a detached self-build residential dwelling situated on land rear of existing dwelling.
Grandview House, 94 Broad Street, Guildford, GU3 3BE
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01541
Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the variation of condition 2 (approved plans), 6 (sap) and 7 (biodiversity net gain) of planning permission 24/P/01696, approved 17/09/2025, for the erection of three 3-bedroom dwellinghouses, together with landscaping, following the demolition of the existing garage building.
12 Blackwell Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LU
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/N/00112
Non-material amendment to planning permission 23/P/01096 approved 22/08/2023 to extend the front boundary of the garage by 1 metre and not have 1.5 metre covered area at the rear of the building.
2 Farm Close, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QQ
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01542
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) to create a loft room with 3 roof lights of planning permission 25/P/00275 for the 'Erection of an additional storey above the main part of the house and erection of a single storey side extension following removal of existing garage".
31 Longmead, Guildford, GU1 2HN
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01543
Erection of a car port.
Holm House, The Street, West Clandon, GU4 7SX
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01544
Change of use of a care home (Use Class C2) to a dwelling (Use Class C3).
Crann Dara, East Flexford Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JP
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01545
Erection of covered front porch.
7 Oakwood, Guildford, GU2 9YQ
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Appeal Received25/P/01546
Construction of four detached 4-bedroom dwellings, together with single bay garages, associated amenity space, landscaping and the formation of a pedestrian and vehicular access from Edenwood Close.
Land south of Green Lane, West Horsley, GU23 6PQ
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01547
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) to allow a hipped roof to be constructed in place of gable roof approved under planning permission 25/P/00421 for the erection of a single storey rear extension, following demolition of existing conservatory.
8 Send Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7EN
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/CON/00060
Consultation from Surrey County Council for installation of a high ropes course (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2025-0170 - this record is for consultation only).
Land at Henley Fort Outdoor Education Centre, The Mount, Guildford, GU2 4RH
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01548
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single storey rear extension would be lawful.
Little Orchard, Boughton Hall Avenue, Send, Woking, GU23 7DD
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/T/00275
Reduce the side (Thors) of Oaks/ beech/ sycamore/ yew, by 2-3 meters to old cuts leaving 2-3m in spread (TPO P1/201/246)
Thors, Norrels Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5DL
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/T/00276
Beech tree Reduce by 3 meters leaving 19 m in height (TPO P1/201/381).
30 Grove Road, Guildford, GU1 2HP
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01549
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of an outbuilding containing a gym, shower, changing room, office, comms and storage room would be lawful.
13 Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BP
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/T/00277
Pride of India - crown reduce by up to 2 metres (Millmead and Portsmouth Road Conservation Area).
1 Devon Bank, Guildford, GU2 4DQ
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/D/00050/1
Discharge of condition 1 (proposed external facing and roofing materials), 2 (trees), 5 (scheme for vehicles to park and turn), 6 (EV charging scheme) and 7 (scheme bicycles and e-bikes) of planning permission 23/W/00055 approved 28/3/2024.
Thornbrook Barn, Frog Grove Lane, Guildford, GU3 3HB
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01550
Proposed single storey front and side extension to the garage; part two storey / part single storey rear extension, conversion and extension of existing loft space with addition of dormer windows to front together with changes to fenestration.
Elm Trees, Nightingale Road, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5EQ
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/T/00278
Walnut Tree - reduce crown by up to 2 metres, light thin up to 15% and remove major deadwood (Wanborough Conservation Area).
Manor Farm House, Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 13 Nov 2025 - Decided25/W/00086
Prior notification for a single storey 6.00 metre rear extension, 3.63 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.90 metres.
12 Old Court Road, Guildford, GU2 7UF
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Decided25/N/00113
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/P/00660 approved 31/07/2025 for a change to condition 3 to replace - 'Walls: Timber clad block/timber frame' with 'Walls: Timber effect composite cladding to block/timber frame'
Maplewood, Forest Road, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5BT
Received 12 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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