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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 dates7,199Searchable applications
912Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,854 approved or refused records
954Refused applications
4,900 approved · 954 refused · 260 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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
- Decided26/D/00058
Discharge of condition 6 (materials/samples) of planning permission 22/P/01876 approved 14/12/2023.
178A London Road, Guildford, GU1 1XR
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00478
Single storey rear extension following demolition of existing rear conservatory
56 Grangefields Road, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7NP
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00479
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) to allow for the addition of a car port and lift along with other minor changes as shown on the submitted drawings to planning permission 25/P/00493, approved on 31/07/2025 for the erection of detached 3 bedroom dwelling with associated access, landscaping, gardens and engineering work (self-build) (description amended 08/06/26).
Land adj to 2 Warwicks Bench Road, Guildford, GU1 3TL
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00480
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 2 (approved drawing) to amend drawing error to planning permission 20/P/01446, approved on 12/02/2021 for the erection of a 3 bedroom attached dwelling following demolition of conservatory and garage.
36 Ash Church Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6LX
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00481
Listed building consent for internal alterations to convert the second floor bedroom to a shower room with washbasin and WC.
Browns, Browns Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5NL
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00482
Proposed changes to existing fenestration, removal and replacement of the chimney, new rooflights and windows, replacement of existing veranda roof, existing flat roof on the rear (north) elevation to be replaced with a pitched roof, extension of basement and lightwell, new porch roof over side entrance door, new porch over main entrance door and relocation of the swimming pool with associated landscaping.
Woodside, New Road, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DB
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Decided26/N/00031
Non-material amendment to planning permission 21/P/01646, approved on 10/07/2023, to change the wording of pre-commencement conditions 3 (external materials) and 4 (landscaping proposals).
Land Adjacent to 51, Clover Road, Guildford, GU2 8EY
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00483
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with flat roof rear extension and rooflights would be lawful.
14 Longacre, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6RN
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Received23/EC/00360/APL
Enforcement Appeal: Appeal Ref APP/6006446
Land on the west side of The Barn, Monkshatch, Hogs Back, Compton
Received 13 Apr 2026 - Registered26/P/00484
Erection of single storey side extension with changes to fenestration following demolition of existing conservatory and garage outbuilding
1 Culverlands Crescent, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6TD
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00485
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with changes to fenestration.
Abbots Garden, Eastbury Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1EE
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00486
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a hip to gable extension,rear dormer, addition of roof lights and an addition of a side window is lawful. (Amended on 11/06/2026)
94 Cedar Way, Guildford, GU1 1JF
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Registered26/P/00487
Garage conversion to two-storey side extension. Amended plans received 30.09.26.
39 Orchard Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8ER
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00488
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey rear extension is lawful.
George Abbot School, Woodruff Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1XX
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00489
Erection of a timber orangery following the removal existing garden room.
Barwins, 2 Hillier Road, Guildford, GU1 2JQ
Received 14 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00490
Single storey side and rear extensions following the demolition of existing garage, store and rear extension.
22 Pond Meadow, Guildford, GU2 8LF
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00491
Proposed two storey side extension, erection of a new front porch, alterations to fenestration and external cladding, with associated internal alterations.
10 Brockway Close, Guildford, GU1 2LW
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00492
Refurbishment of existing homeless shelter (Nos. 3 and 5 York Road) and change of use from residential (C3) to homeless accommodation (No.1 York Road) into a single homeless accommodation centre (Sui Generis) and ancillary healthcare office / facility including extension to the communal facilities in Nos. 3 and 5 with other associated works
1, 3 and 5 York Road, Guildford, GU1 4DR
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00493
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a two storey rear extension together with a single storey side extension would be lawful.
60 The Chase, Guildford, GU2 7UB
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Registered26/P/00494
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use to establish whether the proposed 24 hour opening of Downside fuel station would be lawful.
Downside Fuel Station, 9 Station Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LQ
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/D/00059
Discharge of conditions 8 (SAP), 10 (Site Waste Management Plan), 11 (Enhancement Plan), and 13 (CEMP) of planning permission 23/P/01539 approved 30/11/2023
Fox Lodge, Guildford Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6DX
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Registered26/P/00496
Temporary siting of two ancillary mobile units within the residential curtilage during renovation works (associated with 26/P/00276), comprising one day room/home office unit with small kitchenette and one sleeping/bathroom unit, to be removed on completion.
Penn, Upper Guildown Road, Guildford, GU2 4EZ
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00497
Erection of single storey side and rear extension with rooflights and rear terrace following demolition of garage
76 Agraria Road, Guildford, GU2 4LG
Received 15 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00498
Installation of six electric vehicle charging bays together with associated infrastructure including substation, two floodlights and a LV enclosure. Creation of two parking bays with new kerbs and new bollard (amended drawings received 10/06/2026).
Little Waitrose Shell Service Station, Portsmouth Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7JY
Received 16 Apr 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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