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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 dates7,238Searchable applications
914Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,890 approved or refused records
961Refused applications
4,929 approved · 961 refused · 261 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/T/00135
T1 - Yew - reduce lower lateral branches on the eastern side of canopy by approximately 1.5 metres to prevent them encroaching on neighbouring building and remove all major deadwood. T2 - Cedar - reduce lower lateral branches on the northern and eastern side of canopy by approximately 2 metres to prevent them encroaching on neighbouring building and remove all major deadwood. T3 - Lime - reduce lower lateral branches on the northern side of canopy by approximately 1.5 metres to prevent them encroaching on neighbouring building and remove all major deadwood (TPO P1/201/180).
Highdene, 15 Albury Road, Guildford, GU1 2BZ
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00758
Erection of a single-storey side extension with raised rear patio and steps, construction of a new front porch together with conversion of existing garage into habitable accommodation and alterations to fenestration.
21 Westward Ho, Guildford, GU1 1UU
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/T/00136
G1 Leyland cypress. Remove trees. Reason: have grown far too large for area they are in (Puttenham Conservation Area).
Farm Cottage, Puttenham Heath Road, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AJ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00759
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 3 (operating hours) to propose change to opening hours to planning permission 24/P/01047 approved on 02/04/2025 for the change of use from Caf� to hot food take away (sui generis) together with the installation of a kitchen ventilation and extraction duct together with a new shop front.
26 Madrid Road, Guildford, GU2 7NU
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/W/00033
Prior notification under Schedule 2, Part 11, Class B of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the demolition of buildings 020, 021, 024, 025, 026, 029, 033, 034, 037, 040, 049, 078 and some external classrooms.
Atc Pirbright, Brunswick Road, Brookwood, Woking, GU24 0QQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Registered26/P/00760
One new dormer to east elevation with single bay corner window and one new dormer to west elevation with triple bay window and two side windows.
2 Park Chase, Guildford, GU1 1ES
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Registered26/P/00761
Proposed single storey rear extension.
88 Ash Lodge Drive, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6NW
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/D/00026/1
Discharge condition 3 (bicycles) of planning permission 25/W/00007, approved 30/03/2025
First floor Front, 173A High Street, Guildford
Received 29 May 2026 - Decided26/P/00762
Conversion from a standard dwellinghouse (C3) to a C4 house of multiple occupancy (HMO).
31 Woodbridge Hill, Guildford, GU2 9AA
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00763
Proposed single storey rear extension, single storey side infill extension and side canopy porch. (description amended 22 July 2026)
1 Vine Cottage, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HE
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00764
Listed building consent for a single storey rear extension, a single storey infill extension and a side canopy porch.
1 Vine Cottage, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HE
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00765
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the conversion of roofspace to habitable accomodation with the addition rear dormers and rooflights would be lawful.
45 Bray Road, Guildford, GU2 7LH
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Registered26/P/00766
Construction of a new drop crossing from Worplesdon road to new parking area in front of property.
242 Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9UY
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/00767
Extension and alteration of existing bungalow to form a two-storey dwelling with accommodation within the roof space incorporating rear dormer window and front/side rooflights, addition of front porch, fenestration changes and gravel driveway (description amended 01/07/2026).
4 Watford Close, Guildford, GU1 2EP
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/D/00092
Dscharge of Condition 4 (Cycle Storage & E-Bike Charging Arrangement) of planning application 25/P/01544, approved 03/02/2026
Crann Dara, East Flexford Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JP
Received 29 May 2026 - Registered25/D/00004/2
Discharge of condition 6 (joinery), 7 (detailed drawings) and 9 (arboricultural method statement) of planning application 23/P/00931, approved 14/09/2023.
St Peter And St Paul's Church, The Street, West Clandon
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00770
Erection of a two storey rear extension and roof alterations, to enable a change of use from an existing dwellinghouse (use class C3) to a 6 bedroom HMO (use class C4), following demolition of existing garage.
63 Beckingham Road, Guildford, GU2 8BT
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/T/00137
Western red cedar, to be felled (Albury Conservation Area)
The Old Rectory, The Street, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AX
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/00771
Flat roof car port and replacement porch
11 Wanborough Way, Ash Green, Guilford, GU12 6GW
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00772
Proposed two storey side extension and single storey rear extension, loft conversion to habitable accommodation, new roof configuration with increase in height.
47 Marlyns Drive, Guildford, GU4 7LT
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00773
Listed building consent for the replacement of the existing single-storey flat roof covering to the rear of the Almshouses.
Caleb Lovejoy Almshouses, 5-11 Bury Street, Guildford, GU2 4AW
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/00774
Proposed single storey rear extension (retrospective application) (amended plans received on 02/09/2026 to amend proposed material finishes).
8 New Inn Lane, Burpham, Guildford, GU4 7HW
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Decided26/T/00138
T1 Beech Tree - crown lift to a height of 7 meters by removal of the 2 lowest limbs (TPO 3 of 2008).
6 Romans Close, Guildford, GU1 2ST
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/P/00775
Proposed formation of driveway and dropped kerb; installation of a 5 bar gate. (amended plans received 10 September 2026)
2 Bulmer Cottages, Horsham Road, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6PD
Received 8 Jun 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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