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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 dates7,267Searchable applications
915Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,914 approved or refused records
962Refused applications
4,952 approved · 962 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/D/00106
Discharge of conditions 3 (external material finishes), 4 (Waste Minimisation Statement), 7 (Badger Survey Report), 8 (Method Statement For Removal of Invasive Plants) and 12 (Noise Scheme) and partial discharge of condition 6 (LEMP) of planning application 23/P/01172 approved 11/03/2025.
Gomshall Mill, 52 Station Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LB
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Withdrawn26/P/00886
Erection of a detached garage block with a first-floor, ancillary to the main dwelling-house.
Hurst View, Burdenshott Road, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3EL
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Registered26/P/00887
Application for Permission in Principle for three to four dwelling houses.
Tollgate Farm, Guildford Road, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5QL
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00888
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use, to establish whether the addition of a kitchen to the existing outbuilding would be lawful.
Lavenders, 113 Poyle Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DY
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/T/00161
Oriental Plane: Crown reduce and shape. Reduce limbs by approximately 3m all over. Width reduction from 18m to 12 m and height reduction from 24m to 21 m approximately. Lift crown to give 5-6 metre clearance from ground level (Albury Cons)
2 Yew Tree Cottage, Church Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AJ
Received 30 Jun 2026 - Decided26/P/00889
Erection of a side two storey extension following removal of existing ground side floor extension.
24 West Ring, The Cardinals, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1EF
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00890
Regularisation of existing service access driveway.
Runsfold Manor Studio, Runfold Manor, Hogs Back, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1JX
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00891
Erection of single and two storey side and rear extensions and alterations to fenestration following demolition of existing garage.
46 Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BS
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/D/00107
Discharge of conditions 3 (joinery details) and 4 (materials) of Listed Building Consent 25/P/00296 approved17/07/2025
Hampton, Elstead Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1JE
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00892
Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether a hip to gable conversion of loft space to habitable accommodation with installation of three roof windows to the front elevation and rear dormer would be lawful.
135 Ash Street, Aldershot, Guildford, GU12 6LJ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00893
Construction of 2 no. covered doubles padel courts with associated infrastructure and landscaping and installation of CCTV following demolition of an existing building and mini-golf course.
Guildford Lido, Lido Road, Guildford, GU1 1HB
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered24/D/00167/10
Discharge of Condition 12 ( roof details) of planning permission 24/P/00331 approved 14/10/2025
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00894
Single-storey rear extension and erection of a glazed link following partial demolition of the existing garage, with associated alterations to fenestration.
Heathfield Cottage, Heath Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DD
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00895
Advertisement consent for the redecoration of the existing shop front, installation of a fascia logo and a hanging sign. (description amended 20 July 2026)
132-134 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3HJ
Received 1 Jul 2026 - Registered23/D/00063/49
Discharge of condition 28 (contamination verification) of planning permission 20/P/02155, approved on 18/03/2022.
Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/D/00108
Discharge of condition 4 (biodiversity enhancement scheme), 5 (waste minimisation statement), 6 (external materials), 7 (covered storage of bikes and charging), 8 (electric vehicle charging point), 9 (water efficiency calculation) and 10 (hard and soft landscaping) of planning permission 23/P/00679 approved 08/11/2023
Land to the rear of, Bishopsmead Parade, East Horsley, KT24
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/D/00074/1
Discharge of condition 6 (ecological enhancement report) of planning permission 25/P/01449 approved 12/03/2026.
Street Record, The Crossroads, Effingham
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00896
Construction of a replacement new build dwelling following demolition of existing bungalow.
Hilldene, Boughton Hall Avenue, Send, Woking, GU23 7DD
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00897
Erection of a single storey side/rear extension along with changes to fenestration, following demolition of existing outhouse.
29 Fir Tree Road, Guildford, GU1 1JN
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00898
Installation of a new oil tank and supply routes to 1 and 3 West Horsley Place Cottages (description amended 23 July 2026).
3 West Horsley Place Cottages, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AW
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00899
Listed building consent for the installation of a new oil tank and supply routes to 1 and 3 West Horsley Place Cottages (description amended 23 July 2026).
3 West Horsley Place Cottages, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AW
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Registered26/D/00109
Discharge of conditions 4 (survey of stream), 5 (detailed Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)), 6 (Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP)), 7 (samples), 9 (covered parking of bicycles and the provision of a charging point), 14 (Sensitive Lighting Management Plan), 15 (Stag Beetle enhancement strategy), 16 (water efficiency calculator) and 17 (building fabric energy efficiency and airtightness) of planning permission 24/P/01592 approved 08/10/2025.
Tangley Lea, New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8LZ
Received 2 Jul 2026 - Received25/EC/00029/APL
Enforcement Appeal: Appeal reference number: 6011599
Tudor Lodge, Clandon Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7UU
Received 23 Jun 2026 - Decided26/D/00004/2
Discharge of condition 6 (post completion noise survey), condition 8 (highway access modification), condition 9 (parking and turning arrangments) of planning permission 25/P/01328 approved 23/12/2025.
Bell and Colvill Horsley, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AU
Received 2 Jul 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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