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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 dates7,167Searchable applications
913Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,822 approved or refused records
944Refused applications
4,878 approved · 944 refused · 259 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/D/00027/2
Discharge of condition 4 (energy statement), condition 15 (construction transport management plan), condition 16 (biodiversity enhancements), condition 17 (refuse storage), condition 18 (landscape and ecological management plan) and condition 20 (arboricultural method statement) of planning permission 19/P/02096, approved on 25/07/2023.
Waterloo Farm, Ockham Road North, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6PE
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Registered26/P/00287
Construction of a horse canter track.
Ponds Equestrain, Ponds Farm, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JL
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00288
Advertisement consent to display 7 x non-illuminated shopfront signs.
93 London Road, Guildford, GU1 1YT
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00289
Proposed internal and external works/fenestration changes to existing building to convert internal swimming pool area into additional accommodation.
Longacre, Clandon Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7UU
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00290
Erection of a two-storey side extension and single-storey rear extension, together with changes to fenestration (description amended 27/03/2026).
9 Rosetrees, Guildford, GU1 2HS
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00291
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the partial garage conversion together with a new garage roof would be lawful.
2 Rosemary Avenue, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5PB
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00292
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing development to establish if the use began more than 10 years before the date of this application for a residential replacement conservatory extension in existence for at least ten years.
Downside Cottage, Frog Grove Lane, Guildford, GU3 3EZ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00293
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey flat roofed rear extension would be lawful.
Meadowcroft, Tilthams Green, Godalming, GU7 3BT
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/N/00020
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/P/00865 approved 23/09/2025 for the repositioning proposed building approximately 1m away from the previously approved plans, anthracite UVPC windows instead of aluminum together with enlarging width of glazed link.
Shere Surgery And Dispensary, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HB
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided25/D/00186/6
Part discharge of condition 14 (Site Levels) for Phase 3 NH1, sub phase 1.1 of Reserved Matters Approval ref. 25/P/00305, approved 18/09/25, pursuant to Outline Planning Permission ref. 22/P/01175, approved on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Decided26/P/00294
Proposed rear access footpath.
Flat 7, Parsons Green, Guildford, GU1 1QY
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00295
Erection of a single-storey front extension and a single-storey rear extension, along with internal remodelling and localised alterations to the fa�ade of the existing dwelling.
31 Grantley Close, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8DL
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00296
The replacement of one single glazed window with a double glazed replacement.
Flat 8, 69 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 3LD
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00297
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions, alterations to fenestration throughout and enlargement of the existing first floor rear window to create a Juliet balcony.
Briarmead, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6PU
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided25/D/00025/5
Discharge of conditions 4 (vehicular access), 6 (cycle store) and 8 (water efficiency) of planning permission 24/P/00274.
Land to the rear of 168, The Street, West Horsley, KT24 6HS
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided25/D/00014/5
Discharge of conditions 4 (vehicular access), 6 (EV charger) ,7 (cycle parking) and 8 (water efficiency) of planning permission 23/P/01291 approved 06/12/2023.
168 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HS
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided25/D/00025/6
Discharge of condition 11 (biodiversity enhancement strategy) of planning permission 24/P/00274 approved 11/09/2024.
168 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HS
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00298
Advertisement consent for one replacement aluminium plaque.
Burpham Bowling Club, Sutherland Memorial Park, Clay Lane, Burpham, Guildford
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00299
Conversion of loft space into habitable accommodation including insertion of rooflights; Installation of a first floor side window; Installation of a ground floor rear bay window following demolition of existing conservatory.
12 Lapwing Grove, Guildford, GU4 7DZ
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00300
Proposed single storey front extension, two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, loft conversion to habitable accommodation with insertion of one rear dormer and changes to front fenestration following demolition of car port.
78 Roundhill Way, Guildford, GU2 8HS
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided24/D/00114/77
Discharge of condition 20 (Veteran Tree Management Plan) for SANG phases 1, 2 and 3, and Access and Landscaping phase 1 and SANG Car Parks of application 22/P/01175, approved at appeal on 24/05/2024.
Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/D/00038
Discharge of condition 5 (cycle store) of planning permission 25/P/01133 approved 3/10/2025.
Livery Stables Hooke Farm, Effingham Common, Effingham
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00301
Erection of a single storey rear extension with two rooflights following demolition of garage.
51 Beech Grove, Guildford, GU2 7UZ
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/T/00062
Crown lift lower branches of Oak tree to enhance shape of tree as per enclosed photograph (TPO P1/201/150)
Effingham Golf Club, Guildford Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PY
Received 6 Mar 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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