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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 dates
7,188Searchable applications
912Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,843 approved or refused records
951Refused applications

4,892 approved · 951 refused · 260 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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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  1. Decided26/P/00422

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) to amend the fenestration to Plots 1 and 3 and in Plot 4 allow the construction of a detached single car garage and removal of the garage doors to the front elevation of the house, and to amend the wording of discharged conditions 3, 10, 12, 13, 14, 16 and 17 to reflect the approved details, of planning application 24/P/00520 approved 31/1/2025 for the 'Erection of 4 detached dwellings with associated access, parking and landscaping (revised plans received 25/11/2024)'

    Sheepleas House, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AL

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  2. Decided26/T/00090

    Large Pine tree - fell due to proximity to built structures.

    53 Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AL

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  3. Decided26/P/00423

    Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the use began more than 10 years before the date of this application.The building works (for instance, building or engineering works) were substantially completed more than four years before the date of this application and the change of use to use as a single dwelling house began more than four years before the date of this application is lawful.

    Misty Hill, Catteshall Lane, Unsted, Godalming, GU7 1UP

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  4. Decided26/P/00424

    First floor side and rear extension over existing integral garage and single storey rear element, with new front porch, loft conversion, garage conversion to habitable accommodation, and associated external works, including extension of dropped kerb and forecourt alterations.

    44 Woodlands Park, Guildford, GU1 2TJ

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  5. Registered26/P/00425

    Proposed erection of a two storey ancillary outbuilding

    Carpenters Field, Highfield Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1BB

    Received 31 Mar 2026
  6. Decided26/T/00091

    Horse chestnut tree: proposed reduction work of approximately 6-8 metres and to appropriate pruning points (TPO P1/201/507)

    1 Furzehill Cottages, Grange Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0DL

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  7. Appeal Received26/P/00426

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 17 (Pedestrian Improvements) to remove of the requirement for a Copenhagen crossing on the basis that all pupil pick-up and drop-off activity is fully accommodated within the site, the proposed school generates fewer pedestrian and public transport trips than the lawful office use, the requirement fails the statutory tests in paragraph 58 of the NPPF, and an independent Stage 1 Road Safety Audit confirms that the Copenhagen crossing would introduce a safety risk at this junction of planning permission 25/P/00762 approved 24/11/2025 for the 'Proposed change of use from offices (Class E(g)(i)) to SEN independent day school (Class F1(a)) including provision of fenced recreation play area, automatic security gate, car parking, bicycle parking, bin store, acoustic fence, and associated works'

    St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  8. Decided26/P/00427

    Erection of two storey detached annexe for family accommodation.

    20 Grasmere Close, Guildford, GU1 2TG

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  9. Registered26/CON/00008

    Notification of adoption by the County Council as County Planning Authority of a Screening Opinion under Regulation 6 of the Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 (as amended).

    Land at Slyfield Industrial Estate, Moorfield Road, Guildford, GU1 1DQ

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  10. Decided26/D/00054

    Discharge of Condition 10 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of planning permission 25/P/01706, approved 12/02/2026.

    Hertford Park, Burdenshott Road, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RN

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  11. Decided26/P/00428

    Erection of a two storey side extension together with a part single and part two storey rear extension with addition of roof to the existing front extension and changes to fenestration following the demolition of a single storey side and rear extension.

    77 Applegarth Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LX

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  12. Decided26/P/00429

    Application under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 17 (permitted development rights) of planning permission 25/P/00768 approved 09/03/2026 for the erection of new self-build dwelling following demolition of existing dwelling.

    Cedars, Lockhurst Hatch Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JN

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  13. Decided26/N/00029

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 24/P/00462 approved 02/05/2024 for window alterations, door alterations and addition of external insulation.

    Downs Cottage, 4 Swaynes Lane, Guildford, GU1 2XX

    Received 1 Apr 2026
  14. Decided26/P/00430

    Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether erection of a single storey front porch, a side extension, a rear extension together with rear facing dormer, roof lights, new side window, two 600mm high brick walls and pavement would be lawful. (Amended on 16/06/2026)

    5 Cabell Road, Guildford, GU2 8JE

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  15. Decided26/P/00431

    Erection of a building extension to house new autoclave unit.

    Warehouse, Ash Road, Pirbright, Guildford, GU24 0NQ

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  16. Decided26/P/00432

    Proposed part two storey/part single storey rear extension.

    16 Norwood Close, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5NY

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  17. Decided26/D/00056

    Discharge of Condition 2 (materials), 3 (CEMP),4 (site waste management plan),5 (SAP), 6 (BNG) & 13 (water efficiency) of planning permission 25/P/01541, approved 11/03/2026

    12 Blackwell Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LU

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  18. Decided26/P/00433

    Erection of a small infill front extension, single storey front/side/rear extension to existing garage, alterations to fenestration and insulation added to existing roof.

    Cranmere, The Avenue, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RA

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  19. Decided26/T/00092

    Beech: Reduce the lower radial branches, on the north east side of the Beech, by 3m, reducing the length of these limbs from the radius of the tree, from 7m to 4m. This is to prevent branches damaging the roof or gutter, and to stop squirrels from being able to access the roof from the tree. The rest of the work is just to crown clean the tree, and to perform an aerial inspection (TPO P1/201/158).

    1 Elmhurst Court, Guildford, GU1 2DP

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  20. Decided26/P/00435

    Erection of a single storey side extension and replacement of the flat roof to existing front porch with a pitched roof.

    Bluebell Cottage, 50 Ash Street, Ash, GU12 6LR

    Received 2 Apr 2026
  21. Decided26/P/00436

    Erection of a single-storey glazed front extension to existing retail unit No. 45 and 47 Woodbridge Hill.

    45 & 47 Woodbridge Hill, Guildford, GU2 9AD

    Received 3 Apr 2026
  22. Registered26/P/00437

    Reconversion from two maisonettes to single family dwelling together with a rear first floor extension.

    22A Martyr Road, Guildford, GU1 4LE

    Received 3 Apr 2026
  23. Decided26/P/00438

    Single storey rear extension.

    Grantley Lodge, Chinthurst Lane, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JS

    Received 6 Apr 2026
  24. Decided26/P/00439

    Erection of a two storey rear extension, first floor side extension, conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with rooflights, new enclosed porch and changes to fenestration, following demolition of existing single storey extension.

    37 Woodlands Park, Guildford, GU1 2TJ

    Received 6 Apr 2026

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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.

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