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Planning application documents: what to read first
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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 dates7,177Searchable applications
912Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,833 approved or refused records
947Refused applications
4,886 approved · 947 refused · 259 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Withdrawn26/P/00392
Change of use from an existing dwelling house under C3 to an 8 bedroom HMO under Sui Generis with an erection of a two storey side extension and changes to fenestration following demolition of existing garage
12 Northway, Guildford, GU2 9SD
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided25/D/00030/5
Discharge of condition 4 (water efficiency) and 5 (lighting) of planning application 24/P/00520, approved 07/01/2026.
Sheepleas House, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AL
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00393
Erection of part first floor addition above the existing garage footprint and part two storey side extension, single storey rear extension with roof lantern, new front porch, changes to fenestration and driveway alterations to allow for two off-street parking spaces following demolition of rear conservatory and removal of chimney stack
197 Applegarth Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LP
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/D/00052
Discharge of condition 3 (Site Waste Management Plan) of planning application 25/P/01118, approved 07/10/2025
11 Ridgemount, Guildford, GU2 7TH
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Registered26/P/00394
Erection of front and rear extensions, external alterations to the existing dwelling, including the formation of a pitched roof
Land at the rear of 75 Glaziers Lane, Normandy, GU3 2EA
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided25/D/00017/3
Discharge of conditions 15 (SAP) and 16 (water efficiency calculations) of planning application 23/P/00808, approved 03/11/2025
Former Bus Depot & 7 Ridgemount, Guildford, GU2 7TH
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/T/00085
T1 (Holly Tree): Fell. Reason: Tree is in poor condition to the front/roadside and has now become unsightly in a very well kept garden.
2 Austen Road, Guildford, GU1 3NP
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/N/00027
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 23/P/00322 approved 08/06/2023 to remove the hip roof in the centre of the front elevation into a gable end together with amendments to porch.
13 Scillonian Road, Guildford, GU2 7PS
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Appeal Received26/P/00395
Change of use of land to form a private Gypsy and Traveller residential site comprising of two pitches, each with one static and one touring caravan, together with associated hardstanding, installation of a cesspit, and provision of landscaping.
Land adjacent to Bushey Lea Farm, Green Lane West, Ash Green, GU12 6EH
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00396
Proposed basement extension, single storey rear infill extension and erection of a front porch, together with alterations to the fenestration and installation of rooflights, following the demolition of the existing raised patio.
6 Sydenham Road, Guildford, GU1 3RT
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00397
Proposed double dropped kerb Block paved driveway.
33 Spiceall, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1JQ
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00398
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the change of use to use as a single dwelling house began more than four years before the date of this application.
Bargate Cottage, Suffield Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1BG
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00399
Erection of a replacement outbuilding with a timber framed garage together with associated hardstanding.
Smeatonside, Priorsfield Road, Hurtmore, Godalming, GU7 2RG
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00400
Erection of a front porch, insertion of two dormers to front elevation and erection of a part single/two storey side extension and single storey rear extension following demolition of existing lean to porch.
Gable Lodge, Portsmouth Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EY
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/T/00086
T1 (Apple tree): fell to ground level, T2 (Laburnum): fell to ground level
Sycamore, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00401
Single storey side/rear ground floor extension with veranda roof over and first floor front/side extension over existing footprint.
30 Grantley Close, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8DL
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/N/00028
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 20/P/01293 approved 11/11/2020 for the amendment of description and variation of condition 3 to amend the approved drawings (description amended 20/05/2026).
Unit 1, Piccards Farm, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HD
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00402
Advertisement consent for 2x fascia signs with built up illuminated logo and letters, 1x illuminated pylon and 3x flags.
25-27 Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield Industrial Estate, Slyfield, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU1 1RY
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Registered26/P/00403
Erection of a detached 5 bedroom dwelling together with detached garage and associated landscaping with vehicle access from Highcotts Lane (self-build)
Land to the south of Little Paddock, Clandon Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7UU
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/P/00404
Erection of detached garage and gym and home office outbuilding following demolition of existing garage/workshop and studio and pole barn.
1 Bampfylde Cottages, Epsom Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RH
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided26/D/00029/2
Discharge of condition 6 (car park management plan), 8 (staff travel plan) and 13 (management plan) of planning application 25/P/00762, approved 24/11/2025.
St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided25/D/00132/1
Discharge of Condition 3 (SAP Calculations), 4 (Materials Schedule), 5 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 6 (landscaping) 7 (Water Efficiency Calculator) & 8 ( Bicycles and Charging Point) of planning permission 25/P/00326 approved 24/06/2025
19A Ash Street, Aldershot, Guildford, GU12 6LA
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided24/D/00117/5
Discharge of condition 17 (lighting) of planning permission 23/P/00791 approved 11/10/2023
25 & 25A Horseshoe Lane West, Guildford, GU1 2SZ
Received 27 Mar 2026 - Decided25/D/00194/1
Discharge of condition 3 (materials), 4 (SAP), 7 (site waste management plan), 8 (water efficiency), 9 (bike storage), 10 (external lighting), 11 (waste storage), 12 (landscaping) and 15 (BNG) of planning application 24/P/01314, approved 06/06/2025.
Land at Downish East and Downish West, Old Drive, Gomshall, GU5 9LH
Received 27 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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