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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 dates7,250Searchable applications
915Recorded 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4,937 approved · 962 refused · 262 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 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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- Registered26/P/00807
Development of 20 residential dwellings together with associated vehicular and pedestrian access, car parking, secure cycle storage and landscaping.
Elmsleigh Farm, Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BP
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Registered26/D/00045/2
Discharge of conditions 15 (Mill building roof), 16 (protection of features), 17 (new decorative works), 18 (blocking up of openings), 19 (rainwater goods details), 20 (Hard and soft landscaping details) of planning permission 25/P/00654, approved on 10/11/2025.
Stoke Mill, Woking Road, Guildford, GU1 1QA
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00808
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the erection of a storage building would be lawful.
Sandy Farm Business Centre, Sands Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1PX
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00809
Proposed construction and operation of a micro energy storage system, known as a battery box.
Verge between Woking Road and Whitemore Road, Guildford, GU1 1QX
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00810
Proposed single storey side extension together with alterations to fenestration and associated external works.
2 Shepherds Lane, Guildford, GU2 9SL
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/D/00097
Discharge of conditions 3 (joinery details), 5 (rooflight details), 6 (lime mortar specification), 7 (material schedule), 8 (rainwater goods details), 11 (schedule of repair works), 13 (balcony railing details) and 14 (fire and sound attenuation details) of listed building consent reference 25/P/00860, approved on 09/01/2026.
Manor House, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RN
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00811
Erection of single storey side/rear extension with roof windows and conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with dormer window
29 Dapdune Road, Guildford, GU1 4NY
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00812
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension, together with a roof extension to facilitate a loft conversion including three windows.
36 Artillery Road, Guildford, GU1 4NW
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/T/00144
35-White Willow, 40-Goat Willow , 116-Goat Willow - fell to ground level, G3 Goat Willow - three goat willow specimens within group -fell to ground level and all other trees within group to be retained, G14 Goat Willow - four goat willow specimens within group ? fell to ground level and all other trees within group to be retained. Replacement of 10 trees (Tree Preservation Order No.5 of 2024).
54 Potters Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7AL
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/N/00049
Non-material amendment to planning permission 25/P/00157 approved 02/07/25 to make changes to Plots 24 and 25: The addition of two roof lights to the front elevation of each plot. Plot 26: First floor infilled to align with the ground floor footprint. The ridge height reduced by 871mm, alongside a section of flat roof.
White Horse Yard, High Street, Ripley, GU23 6BB
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Registered26/P/00813
Construction of a garage to the rear boundary for use as a tyre repair facility, including change of use of the land to a sui generis use.
21A Woodbridge Hill, Guildford, GU2 9AA
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00814
Erection of a two-storey front and side extension together with raising the roof to create new floor.
Rustlings, 1A Winterhill Way, Guildford, GU4 7JX
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Registered23/D/00063/42
Discharge of condition 3 (site wide strategies) of planning permission 20/P/02155, approved on 18/03/2022.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Registered26/P/00815
Refurbishment and thermal upgrading of the existing listed building, including alterations to windows and doors; installation of a new external thermal envelope incorporating mineral wool insulation with retention and re-use of the existing timber cladding; re-use of existing roof tiles where feasible, with appropriately matched replacement tiles provided where necessary; installation of a flue pipe; internal alterations including revised kitchen and bathroom layouts, insertion of fixed furniture elements, alterations to the mezzanine level including a removable ladder, and the introduction of structural support beams and columns; installation of a metal Juliette balcony and louvred sunshades; replacement aluminium rainwater goods; revised landscaping and parking arrangements; replacement decking; installation of a Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) system and Water Source Heat Pump; alterations to the garage outbuilding; and associated internal and external works.
Wanborough Barn, Westwood Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Registered23/D/00063/43
Discharge of Condition 8 (road safety audit) of planning permission 20/P/02155 approved 30/3/2022.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Registered23/D/00063/44
Discharge of Condition 15 (phasing - replacement allotments) of planning permission 20/P/02155 approved 30/03/2022.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Registered23/D/00063/45
Part Discharge of Condition 30 (Phase 1 and Phase 3 Baseline Phased Contamination Monitoring Specification and Phase 1 and Phase 3 Construction Phase Contamination Monitoring Specification of planning permission 20/P/02155 approved 30/3/2022
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Registered23/D/00063/46
Part Discharge of Condion 36 (Archaeology (pre-commencement condition)) WSI for Phase 1 WSI for Phase 3, of planning permission 20/P/02155 approved 30/3/2022.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Registered23/D/00063/47
Overall Landscape General Arrangement Plan BMD.21.0040_L02.DR.P101 C Landscape General Arrangement Plan (1 of 3) BMD.21.0040_L02.DR.P102 B.Application 20/P/02155. Approved 30/3/2022.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00817
Erection of front porch and single storey rear extension along with changes to fenestration.
17 Bannisters Road, Guildford, GU2 7RA
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/CON/00019
Consultation from Surrey County Council for: 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 - Withdrawn26/P/00818
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (drawings) to reduce the footprint and detach the garage so that is no longer linked to the host dwelling, of planning permission 25/P/00342 for 'Front extension for an attached garage with dormer windows, following the demolition of the existing detached garage.'
Wild Wood, Boughton Hall Avenue, Send, Woking, GU23 7DD
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/CON/00020
Consultation from Waverley Borough Council for alterations to existing garage to provide ancillary accommodation including installation of dormer and erection of a porch including alterations to existing attached store.
Hyrst Cottage, Holmbury Hill Road, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking RH5 6NS
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00819
Erection of a single storey front extension, two storey side extension, part single/two storey rear extension and garden office, following demolition of existing rear extension, garage and shed. Amended plans received 04.09.26
4 Dynevor Place, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3JL
Received 15 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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