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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 dates7,201Searchable applications
912Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,856 approved or refused records
954Refused applications
4,902 approved · 954 refused · 260 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Decided26/P/00535
Advertisement Consent for one free standing village sign.
Street Record, Ash Green Lane East, Ash Green, Guildford
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00536
Proposed ground floor rear infill extension.
15 Beechcroft Drive, Guildford, GU2 7SA
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00537
Replacement of detached rear outbuilding
127 Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9XA
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided25/D/00134/2
Discharge of conditions 3 (joinery details - partial discharge) and 5 (lime specification) of planning permission 26/P/00188, approved on 14/04/2026.
Cross Farm, The Street, Shackleford, Godalming, GU8 6AH
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/P/00538
Erection of a single-storey partial-width rear extension and patio.
Tye Green, Rowbarns Way, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5RJ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Registered26/P/00539
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use, to establish whether the use from office (formally Class B1 - now Class E) to Health Clinic (Class E (e)) would be lawful.
First Floor,Unit C,The Wharf,Abbey Mill Business Park,Lower Eashing,Godalming, GU7 2QG
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00540
Erection of single storey side orangery extension with alterations to rear fenestration.
Clive Lodge, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AQ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00541
Listed building consent for the erection of single storey side orangery extension, fenestration alterations and internal alterations including creation of new openings and fireplace (description amended 07.05.26).
Clive Lodge, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AQ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00542
Erection of a single-storey rear extension, partial conversion of the existing side garage to habitable accommodation and installation of fenestrations. (Amended on 19/06/2026)
6 Blackburne Way, Tongham, Guildford, GU10 1FQ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/N/00033
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/P/01563, approved on 01/04/2026, to correct a discrepancy in the approved plan: adjustment of the patio level and minor realignment of the rear extension resulting in a negligible increase in footprint with no change to overall scale, massing or external appearance.
51 Pewley Way, Guildford, GU1 3PZ
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00543
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the single storey rear extension is lawful
Rogate, Seale Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LF
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00544
Loft conversion with installation of a rear dormer window and front facing rooflights. (description amended 9 Jun 2026)
2 Gateways, Guildford, GU1 2LF
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/P/00545
Erection of a self-build two-storey dwelling following partial demolition of the existing main dwelling and demolition of the leisure complex buildings, retention of the main two-storey part of the original barn conversion with associated landscaping
High Barn, High Barn Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PR
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/D/00064
Discharge of condition 5 (sensitive light management plan) of planning permission 24/P/00880, approved on 14/03/2025.
Pirbight Laboratory, Institute For Animal Health, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0NF
Received 22 Apr 2026 - Decided26/D/00065
Discharge of condition 3 (arboricultural impact assessment method statement) of planning permission 25/P/01178, approved on 19/01/2026.
St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided22/D/00050/3
Discharge of condition 3 (programme of archaeological work) of planning permission 19/P/00732, approved on 28/08/2020.
43 Quarry Street, Guildford, GU1 3XQ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/T/00102
T1 & 2 (Sycamore) mature, tall trees - Fell to ground level T3 & 4 (Sycamore) early mature, subordinate trees - Fell to ground level Reason: These tall trees located to the south & southeast of the property block virtually all light from penetrating through (Millmead and Portsmouth Road Conservation Area).
12 Devon Bank, Guildford, GU2 4DQ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00546
Proposed development comprising the erection of a single-storey side and rear extension following the demolition of the existing attached garage and kitchen extension. The works also include the removal of the existing bay windows to the front elevation and their replacement with flush casement windows, together with the construction of a new front entrance porch. Additionally, the installation of 24 photovoltaic solar panels is proposed, along with the provision of temporary residential accommodation on site during the construction period.
Sunnyside, Ash Green Lane West, Ash Green, Guildford, GU12 6HL
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00547
Installation of 15 solar panels on the east and west facing roof
Granby, Merrow Street, Guildford, GU4 7AT
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00548
Demolish existing rear conservatory. Proposed part first floor, two storey and first floor extension.
3 Howard Ridge, Guildford, GU4 7LY
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00549
The application proposes the erection of a single storey front extension along with alterations to the landscaping (amended on 17/06/2026)
12 Thorn Bank, Guildford, GU2 7PL
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00550
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the construction of a 4m deep single storey rear extension would be lawful.
Charbury, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00551
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (drawing numbers) to substitute the approved drawings to show the basement beneath half of the approved extension of planning permission 23/P/00033 for a 'proposed single storey side extension following the demolition of existing single garage and side extension, plus proposed front extension'.
Hillside Farm, Salmons Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5QH
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/D/00029/3
Discharge of conditions 4 (waste and recycling facilities), 5 (enhancement), 15 (details of fixed equipment) and 16 (odour control equipment) of planning permission 25/P/00762 approved 24/11/2025.
St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Received 23 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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