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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 dates7,303Searchable applications
915Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,948 approved or refused records
964Refused applications
4,984 approved · 964 refused · 265 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/P/01078
Erection of a two storey side extension following removal of single storey side element
46 London Road, Guildford, GU1 2AL
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/01079
Installation of solar panels to roof of two outside stores (two panels per store) and twelve panels to roof of double garage
Beech Tree Cottage, 2 Home Villas, Farley Heath, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9ER
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Registered26/D/00127
Discharge of Condition Condition 4 (Electric Vehicle Charging Points) ,5 (Cycle Parking Facilities), 6 (Widened Vehicular Access) 8 (Biodiversity Enhancement Scheme) & 9 (Waste and Recycling Storage) of planning permission 25/P/01307, approved 07/01/2026.
24 Maple Grove, Guildford, GU1 1LP
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/W/00055
Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 16, Class A of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the proposed Installation of 25m ESN communications mast, antennas, ground based apparatus and ancillary development.
FE Land opposite Green Dene Car Park, Green Dene, East Horsley
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/01080
Advertisement consent for 1no internally illuminated fascia sign, 1no internally illuminated projecting sign and 2no internally illuminated LCD window signs
66 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3ES
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/01081
Proposed two story side and ground floor rear extension following demolition of existing extension
Shire Cottage, Farley Heath, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9ER
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/01082
Advertisement consent for x2 externally illuminated fascia signs, x2 non-illuminated fascia signs, x2 illuminated box signs, x1 non illuminated panel sign, x1 non illuminated poster frame, x1 non illuminated vinyl sign and x1 non illuminated window graphic sign.
Anchor House, Station Row, Shalford
Received 10 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/01083
Erection of a single storey side extension and double storey side and rear extension following the demolition of existing conservatory.
48 Liddington New Road, Guildford, GU3 3AH
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/01084
Erection of a new single storey dwelling and detached garage following demolition of existing stable building removal of sand school and equestrian paraphernalia (amended scheme to planning permission 25/P/01578).
Lockner Farm, Dorking Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8RH
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/01085
Listed building consent for the replacement of two front facing windows.
8 Littleton Lane, Guildford, GU3 1HW
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/T/00210
T1 Alder - fell to near ground level. T2 Gleditsia - Prune back limbs over neighbours garden by approx 0.5m (Shalford Conservation Area)
18 The Street, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BT
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/01086
Advertisement Consent for 1x non illuminated facia sign, 1x non illuminated projecting sign and 2x non-illuminated window vinyls
130 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3HJ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/01087
Erection of front extension with new porch, new front and rear gables to roof together with new dormers to front and rear and changes to fenestration
Brambly Hedge, Willow Walk, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HY
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/W/00056
Prior notification for a single storey 8.00 metre rear extension, 4.00 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.10 metres.
Westmead, Westwood Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2JE
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/D/00128
Discharge of Condition of Condition 4 (Boundary Treatement) of planning permission 23/P/02090 approved 04/04/2024
3 Montagu Place, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8DU
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/01089
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of single storey side extensions with changes to fenestration following demolition of existing side extension would be lawful
Westmead, Westwood Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2JE
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/01090
Erection of a detached dwelling following the demolition of the existing building
Land to the rear of The Kilns, 2 Portsmouth Road, Ripley, GU23 6EX
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/01091
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the installation of two new windows to the front and side elevations together with minor material alterations to the existing canopy, including replacement of the dilapidated stone fascia with zinc sheeting and improvements to the drip detailing and change of rooflight to electrically operated openable rooflight would be lawful.
Sandway, Binton Lane, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LG
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/01092
Removal of condition 12 (obscure glazing and fixed shut) of planning permission 17/P/01686 approved 03/08/2018 to demolish existing bungalow and construct 2 No. three bedroom detached houses and associated accesses, amenity and parking.
36A South Lane, Ash, Aldershot, GU12 6NG
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Registered26/P/01093
Erection of a detached dwelling
21 New Inn Lane, Burpham, Guildford, GU4 7HN
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Decided26/T/00211
Two Birch T1 - To reduce height by 2 m and crown radius by 2m. Reduce height 14 to 12m and width 10 to 6m. Reasons - Both trees growing as a pair with heavy stems/limbs. Stag headed at top and over a parking area and footpath. To lighten loading. One Birch T2 - Dead, Fell to ground level. Reason - Dead Yew T3 - To crown lift to max 4m footpath, road and entrance. Reason - To remove obstruction from footpath, road and entrance Sycamore T11 - To remove the 45 degree stem at 1.5m growing over the road. To crown lift the remainder to give max 4m clearance. Reason - Remove obstruction over road and footpath before a vehicle hits it. Walnut T6 - To reduce height by 2m and crown radius by 2m. Reduce height by 8 to 6m and width from 5 to 3m. Reason - Leaning at 45 degrees over road and all the growth is on the side of the lean Thuja T8 - To lightly reduce low growth over the footpath and road by up to 1.5m. Reason - To remove obstruction from path and road. Macrocarpa T7 - To reduce by 1.5m the growth on the stem growing towards the road. Reason - To reduce weight and leverage on stem leaning towards the road. Ten Hornbeam T5 - To reduce down to 4m in height. Reason - This was an old hedge which has been allowed to grow up. Will stabilise stems and allow to thicken up lower down. Pine T4 - To remove dead wood. Reason - Over footpath and is a risk Beech T9 - To remove dead wood. Reason - Bench situated underneath, reduce risk Whitebeam T10 - To remove one dead and one partly dead stem. To reduce the remaining height by 3m and radius growth by up to 3m. Reason - To stabilise tree in the short term due to weak structure at the base.
18 The Grove, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5AF
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Registered25/W/00064/HR
Application under Regulations 75-77 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 following the granting of Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for change of use from agricultural building to 6 dwellinghouses (use class C3) and associated building operations.
West Hall Farm, Church Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JJ
Received 11 Aug 2026 - Decided26/P/01094
Conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with 3 rooflights to front together with rear dormer (amended drawing received 09.09.26).
31 Pewley Way, Guildford, GU1 3PX
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Awaiting decision26/CON/00027
Consultation from Waverley Borough Council for "Erection of extensions and alterations to dwelling and installation of solar panels on garage roof with associated works; removal of existing gable roof, bay window and rooflight." WBC Reference: WA/2026/01466.
Whitefield House, Littleworth Road, Seale, Farnham, Surrey GU10 1JJ
Received 11 Aug 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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