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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4,902 approved · 954 refused · 260 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Registered22/P/01497/S106/1
Deed of variation to the Section 106 agreement dated 31.05.2022 to amend the car club and eligible renter provisions of the original agreement.
Guildford Plaza (former Burymead House), Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DH
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decided26/D/00066
Discharge of condition 3 (site waste management plan), 4 (construction method statement) and 5 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 25/P/00188, approved at appeal on 10/12/2025.
1 Guildcroft, Guildford, GU1 2JU
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00552
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a single storey rear extension would be lawful.
Tamarisk, Pilgrims Close, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JR
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/W/00021
Prior notification for a single storey 6.00 metre rear extension, 3.95 metres in height with an eaves height of 3.95 metres.
The Birches, Stanford Common, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0DG
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00553
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of single storey side and rear extensions; alterations to the existing roof volume consisting of a hip to gable loft conversion and the addition of a rear dormer would be lawful.
The Birches, Stanford Common, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0DG
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00554
Part single and part two storey rear extensions including raising of existing parapet wall following part demolition of existing garden wall and part garage conversion
96 Poyle Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DX
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00555
Formation of a part single, part two storey rear extension, first floor extension over existing garage, conversion of garage into habitable accommodation, formation of a gable end extension to the front elevation with interior alterations to accommodate a new internal layout, fenestration changes and front porch
23 Northcote Crescent, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6LX
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/W/00022
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) to determine if prior approval is required for the installation of 1196No. roof mounted solar PV panels of total installed capacity 550.16kWpsolar roof-mounted photovoltaic panels on non-domestic premises.
Guildford Spectrum Leisure Centre, Parkway, Guildford, GU1 1UP
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Registered26/P/00556
Listed Building Consent for the installation of secondary glazing to 17 internal windows, together with the installation of a wood burning stove.
The Old Rectory, The Street, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1ED
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/P/00557
Replace existing windows to ground floor front bay window with double glazed windows.
52 Haydon Place, Guildford, GU1 4NE
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00558
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the existing use class E is lawful
Artington House, 42 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DZ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00559
Proposed garage conversion.
68 Cumberland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 9YJ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Registered22/D/00075/18
Discharge of condition 57 (SANG) and 62 (public art strategy) (outline application phases 2 and 3) of planning permission 19/P/02223, approved on 09/06/2022.
Land at Garlicks Arch, Send Marsh/Burnt Common, Portsmouth Road, Send
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/P/00560
Erection of a first floor side extension with a hip to gable end extension.
Hilgarth, Church Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RU
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/P/00561
Erection of a first floor side extension
Hilgarth, Church Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RU
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00562
Single storey extension and a glazed covered walkway to the main dwelling; changes to fenestration (amended drawings received 02.06.26).
West Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00563
Listed building consent for a single storey extension with a glazed covered walkway to main dwelling; changes to fenestration. (amended drawings received 02.06.26)
West Lodge, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00564
Alterations to fenestration, creating new access to front of dwelling.
Hilgarth, Church Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RU
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Withdrawn26/P/00565
Aterations to fenestration and internal configurations.
Hilgarth, Church Lane, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RU
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/T/00103
Fell dead Shirofugen Cherry tree (Effingham Conservation Area).
38 Middle Farm Place, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5LA
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00566
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (Approved Drawings) of planning permission 23/P/01542 approved 9/11/23 for a proposed two storey side and single storey rear extensions with roof light and changes to fenestration following demolition of existing side extension; to a proposed single�storey side extension with roof light and changes to the fenestration following demolition of existing side extension (Amended description 22/06/26).
57 Ridgemount, Guildford, GU2 7TH
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00567
Install Smart Repair pod prefab unit and HV car container within the service compound at Porsche Centre Guildford
26-29 Woodbridge Meadows, Guildford, GU1 1BA
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00568
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey outbuilding would be lawful
Birchcroft, Crooksbury Lane, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1ND
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Decided26/P/00569
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation including hip to gable, rear dormer with 2 no. rear facing windows and 3 no. rooflights would be lawful.
20A Woodside Road, Guildford, GU2 8HH
Received 27 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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