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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 dates7,072Searchable applications
912Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,734 approved or refused records
928Refused applications
4,806 approved · 928 refused · 254 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided25/P/01560
First floor rear extension.
Capricorn, 5 Old Portsmouth Road, Artington, Guildford, GU3 1LX
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/N/00117
Non-material amendment to planning permission 19/P/01460 approved 13/01/2021 to amend condition 21 to extend the time allowed to store materials on the site
Land east of Ash Railway Station & Foreman Road & south of, Guildford Road, Ash, GU12
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01562
Change of use from Class E and Sui Generis use to use Class F2 for the erection of a swimming pool cover (including changing, lavatory and shower facilities and reception area) together with cycle store.
Riverview Business Park, Clay Lane, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7NA
Received 14 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01563
Ground and first floor rear/side extension, with associated changes to fenestration, works to driveway and rear landscaping.
51 Pewley Way, Guildford, GU1 3PZ
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Registered25/P/01564
Erection of detached dormer bungalow adjacent to current dwelling following demolition of existing L shaped stable block, associated concrete hard standing, hay barn, and single garage.
Green Lea, Blakes Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RR
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01565
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether adding a new loft dormer window on rear roof slope with solar panels together with two roof lights to front elevation would be lawful.
6 Burnt Common Cottages, Clandon Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7LA
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01566
Change of use from office (Class B1) to nursery (Class E) and associated external works in connection with nursery use, including the installation of: acoustic fencing; a retractable canopy; and a metal guarding rail and gate.
Jenner House, 1A Jenner Road, Guildford, GU1 3PH
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decided25/D/00175
Discharge of Conditions 5 (Biodiversity) and 6 (Cycle Store) of planning permission 25/P/00890 approved 10/10/2025
97 Weston Road, Guildford, GU2 8AS
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01567
Erection of rear annexe following demolition of shed.
Hunters Lodge, 164 Glaziers Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2EB
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decided21/D/00084/2
Discharge of condition 6 (water consumption) and condition 8 (EV charging) of planning permission 20/P/00661 approved 21/08/2020
Sandilands, Boughton Hall Avenue, Send, Woking, GU23 7DE
Received 17 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01568
Single storey rear extension.
51 Markenfield Road, Guildford, GU1 4PD
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Decided25/T/00279
Bay tree: pollarding to increase light levels in garden and match opposite tree (work previously approved), Hazel x 2: reduce to align with bay after pollarding
Church Cottage, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RG
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Decided25/T/00280
T1 Copper Beech - Fell to ground level. G1 Robinia - Remove. T2 Yew - fell to ground level (TPO-P1/201/44)
Langton Priory, Portsmouth Road, Guildford
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Registered25/P/01569
Erection of new crown roofed double open car-port structure (partically retrospective)
1 Poyle Corner Cottages, White Lane, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1BT
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Decided25/T/00281
Turkey Oak - Fell, Common Beech - Reduce canopy by 2-3m
Watts Gallery, Down Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1DQ
Received 18 Nov 2025 - Withdrawn25/P/01570
Erection of single storey front, side and rear extensions with changes to fenestration, conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with associated roof alterations, new rear shed, new rear patio area, new front hard standing, new front retaining wall, new dropped kerb. (description amended 05.01.2026)
Mead Way, 18 Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BP
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01571
Erection of a two-storey detached dwelling to rear of site with associated parking, cycle storage, amenity space and landscaping following demolition of existing single-storey office building.
Phoenix House, Ash Street, Aldershot, Guildford, GU12 6LA
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01572
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a two storey rear extension following demolition of existing chimney stack would be lawful
Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/T/00282
T1 (Sycamore Tree) Fell to ground level, T2 (Yew Tree) Fell to ground level including adjacent stump which has been left at half a meter, T3 (Beech Tree) reshape tree thinning out crossing branches, extended branches in the upper canopy and any other dysfunctional growing parts, T4 (Beech Tree) Reshape Tree, including reducing extended limbs and lifting over the road by 4-5 meters, T5 (2x Yew Shrubs) Remove stunted shrub, 1 by the front garden gate, second by the drive.
Rivendell, 14 Flower Walk, Guildford, GU2 4EP
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Appeal decided25/P/01573
The erection of a one-and-a-half-storey bungalow.
Land adjacent to 48D, Church View, Ash, Aldershot, GU12 6RT
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/T/00283
T1 (Beech tree): Crown reduction of 2.5-3 metres around the tree together with general thinning of the low branches (TPO No.2 of 2011)
11 Greencroft, Guildford, GU1 2SY
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01574
Proposed first floor rear extension.
5 Cornell Cottages, Pound Place, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HH
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01575
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey side extension, rear extension with roof lights and new front porch would be lawful
5 Cornell Cottages, Pound Place, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HH
Received 19 Nov 2025 - Decided25/P/01576
Proposed hip-to-gable roof enlargement, rear dormer window, and rooflights (description amended 12/12/2025).
11 Elles Avenue, Guildford, GU1 2QH
Received 19 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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