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Guildford Borough Council
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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 dates
7,249Searchable applications
914Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,899 approved or refused records
962Refused applications

4,937 approved · 962 refused · 262 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026

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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  1. Decided26/P/00793

    Listed building consent for the conversion of meeting rooms to create six additional en-suite bedrooms on the first floor and associated internal refurbishment.

    Horsley Towers, Horsley Park, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6DU

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  2. Decided26/P/00794

    Single storey rear extension and front porch

    31 Canterbury Road, Guildford, GU2 9TB

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  3. Decided26/D/00095

    Discharge of Condition 4 (proposed external materials), 5 (joinery details), 6 (specification for the paint removal), and 7 (rain water goods) of planning permission 23/P/01895 approved 30/09/2024.

    Bailes Farm, Bailes Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BA

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  4. Decided26/P/00795

    Listed Building Consent for consolidation and recoating of existing KEIM mineral paint to masonry and brickwork infills in lieu of limewash; removal of black paint to the exposed timber frame and replacement with a translucent breathable oil-based paint in lieu of limewash; installation of a perimeter French drain around the base of the main house; rebedding of chimney parapet copings over creasing tiles on the east elevation; installation of concealed tile vents to the inner roof slopes; and replacement of existing eaves mesh with a finer insect mesh following wall head repairs. Internally: removal of all cementitious render and gypsum plaster from external walls and replacement with a breathable diathonite parge coat, wood fibre board insulation and lime plaster finish; extension of ground floor slab replacement works to include the NE ground floor room (with historic panelling and stair retained in situ); substitution of a conventional concrete slab with damp proof membrane for the previously approved breathable foamed glass aggregate slab; and loose-laying of 300mm mineral wool insulation in the loft space.

    Bailes Farm, Bailes Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2BA

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  5. Decided26/T/00141

    T1 Oak: Reduce height by 3m. Height 20m. Finished Height 17m. Reduce width by 3m. Width 18m. Finished width 15m. G1 2x Ash: Fell to near ground level due to Ash Die Back. T2 Ash: Fell to near ground level due to Ash Die Back. Both above shedding branches over cars/garden seating (West Clandon Cons)

    Holm House, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SX

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  6. Decided26/W/00034

    Application for prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 1 Class AA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2020 to add an additional storey to a maximum height of 7.81m.

    Lundy, 10 Newark Close, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DW

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  7. Decided26/P/00796

    Erection of a single storey detached timber garage to side of existing dwelling, following demolition of existing garage.

    18 Papercourt Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DS

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  8. Registered26/P/00797

    Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of planning permission 18/P/02127, approved on 03/01/2019, for the variation of condition 2 of planning permission 17/P/00843, approved on 06/07/2017, for the erection of a replacement dwelling following demolition of the existing dwelling, to regularise the development of an extended area of sun terrace, the introduction of a retailing wall structure, new ornamental pond, and related ancillary ground works (description amended 19/06/2026).

    Hunters Hill, Shophouse Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9EQ

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  9. Awaiting decision26/P/00798

    Certificate of lawfulness for an existing development to establish that the landscape reprofiling works were subtantially completed more than four years before the date of this application.

    Hunters Hill, Shophouse Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9EQ

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  10. Decided26/N/00048

    Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/P/00956 approved 13/03/26 to amend the wording of a number of planning conditions (7, 9, 16 and 38) in order to facilitate the commencement of the Section 278 highway works associated with Commercial Road and partial resurfacing of the bus station concourse.

    Land bounded by the Friary Centre Bus Station, North Street, Leapale Road, Guildford, GU1

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  11. Registered25/D/00140/2

    Discharge of conditions 3 (written materials schedule), 5 (SANG), 11 (design of a surface water drainage scheme), 13 (programme of archaeological work), 19 (lighting scheme), 23 (installation of a High Speed wholly Fibre broadband (FTTP)), 24 (hard and soft landscape proposals), 27 (fabric first approach) of planning permission 23/P/01965 approved 20/12/2024.

    Streamside, Harpers Road, Ash, Surrey GU12 6DB

    Received 10 Jun 2026
  12. Appeal Received26/P/00799

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    2 Malthouse Cottages, Goose Green, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LW

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  13. Decided26/P/00800

    Listed building consent for a proposed single storey rear extension.

    2 Malthouse Cottages, Goose Green, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LW

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  14. Decided26/T/00142

    Salix Caprea (Goat Willow): Fell. Tree has been inspected by a tree surgeon, and is found to be rotting at the base of the trunk. Multiple large branches have already died, with only a few branches still in leaf but also slowly dying. Tree will be replaced with another large specimen to fill in the space. (Worplesdon Cons)

    The Tudors, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RE

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  15. Decided26/T/00143

    Apple tree (T1) - fell to ground level (Pirbright Conservation Area).

    3 The Gardens, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JD

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  16. Decided26/D/00096

    Discharge of Condition 4 (Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) of planning permission 26/P/00295 approved 18/05/2026.

    31 Grantley Close, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8DL

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  17. Decided26/P/00801

    Addition of two dormer windows to the rear elevation and one dormer window to the front elevation.

    1 Heath Barn Cottages, Send Marsh Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7DQ

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  18. Decided26/W/00035

    Application to determine if prior approval is required under Schedule 2, Part 6, Class A (Agricultural and Forestry) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for two new agricultural buildings.

    Land at, Newark Lane, Ripley, GU23 6DN

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  19. Decided26/P/00802

    Proposed timber frame outbuilding following the demolition of existing outbuilding.

    Cornerways, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SN

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  20. Decided26/P/00803

    Garage conversion with alterations to fenestration.

    42 The Greenwood, Guildford, GU1 2NE

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  21. Decided26/P/00804

    Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the formation of habitable room in roofspace with insertion of three front rooflights and a rear dormer.

    Sanders, 6 Lovelace Close, Effingham Junction, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5HJ

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  22. Appeal Received26/P/00805

    Full planning application for the partial demolition, bespoke extensions to and subdivision of the existing detached dwelling to form 2 no. new two storey semi-detached dwellings.

    275 Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU2 9PR

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  23. Decided26/P/00806

    Installation two first floor side facing windows

    25 Madrid Road, Guildford, GU2 7NU

    Received 11 Jun 2026
  24. Registered26/CON/00018

    Details of a bicycle parking and charging scheme and a hard and soft landscaping plan pursuant to Conditions 4 and 9 of planning permission ref: GU24/CON/00024 dated 5 February 2025. (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCCRef-2026-0093)

    Pond Meadow School, Larch Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1DR

    Received 11 Jun 2026

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