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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 dates7,289Searchable applications
915Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,936 approved or refused records
964Refused applications
4,972 approved · 964 refused · 263 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/D/00066/1
Discharge of condition 5 (surface water drainage scheme) of planning permission 25/P/00188, approved on 10/12/2025.
1 Guildcroft, Guildford, GU1 2JU
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/CON/00022
Prior approval for the demolition of existing vehicle storage building (this application is determined by Surrey County Council under their ref SCC Ref-2026-0107)
Surrey County Council Merrow Depot, Merrow Lane, Guildford, GU4 7BQ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00927
Erection of front boundary wall and creation of raised platform (part-retrospective) (description amended 17/08/2026).
3 Baillie Road, Guildford, GU1 3LN
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00928
Erection of a single-storey part front and part rear extension following demolition of the existing conservatory.
Roselands, Nightingale Avenue, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6NZ
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/T/00174
Yew hedge/ oak: Trim side, Sycamore tree: Reduce side to the boundary (Millmead and Portsmouth Road Cons)
27 Artington Walk, Guildford, GU2 4EA
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00929
Erection of carport and store to the front driveway, single storey side extension including roof lights above following the demolition of existing garage, replacement and raising of roof to create an additional storey, new chimney and flue pipe to side elevation, roof lights and solar panels to main roof, air conditioning unit to side elevation and alterations to fenestration
Mittersill, Ash Green Lane East, Ash Green, Guildford, GU12 6JA
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/T/00175
Fell one Silver birch tree in front garden of property together with replantation of a smaller tree in place (TPO P1/201/106)
23 Oakfields, Guildford, GU3 3AS
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00930
Change of use from an existing dwelling house under C3 to a 6 bedroom HMO under Sui Generis with the addition of a hip to gable loft conversion, side store extension and bike storage facilities.
23 Rydes Avenue, Guildford, GU2 9SR
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00931
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the erection of a single storey rear extension would be lawful
Tamarisk, Pilgrims Close, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JR
Received 9 Jul 2026 - Decided25/D/00052/1
Discharge of condition 7 (Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP)) of planning permission 24/P/00210, approved on 23/08/2024.
Innisfree, Woodland Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5AS
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00932
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) for a reconfiguration of the ground floor extension and associated roof construction, together with minor alterations to the existing and previously approved fenestration of planning permission 24/P/01697 approved 29/04/2025 for the 'Erection of a two-storey front extension and replacement of detached garage with an attached garage and accommodation in the roof area, along with a single storey rear extension and creation of a new track along with associated external landscaping works (description amended 28/04/25)'
Greenacres, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RB
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00933
Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with changes to fenestration.
Timber Ridge, Meadow Bank, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SW
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00934
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a loft conversion to include a rear dormer window and the insertion of rooflights would be lawful.
24 Guernsey Close, Guildford, GU4 7RE
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00935
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the construction of a rear dormer roof extension with associated roof alterations, including the insertion of rooflights and changes to fenestration would be lawful.
Rosedale, Shere Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6EQ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/D/00113
Discharge of conditions 12 (site waste management plan (SWMP)) and 14 (arboricultural method statement) of planning permission 25/P/01495, approved on 25/06/2026.
16 Pewley Bank, Guildford, GU1 3PU
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00936
Installation of new window, matching existing, with face brickwork Under following removal of roller shutter door.
6 Dean Close, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6BU
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00937
Single storey rear extension and internal alterations.
Rosedale, Shere Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6EQ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00938
Application under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for the variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) of planning permission 24/P/00294 approved 24/05/2024 for the conversion�of the existing building to a dwelling.�To increase the habitable accommodation at first floor level facilitated by the addition of rooflights. Also, fenestration changes and internal alterations following demolition of rear extension (description amended 23/07/2026)'.
Gomshall Chapel, Station Road, Gomshall, GU5 9NP
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Decided26/P/00939
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the formation of habitable room in roofspace with rear dormers and velux rooflights would be lawful.
55 Down Road, Guildford, GU1 2PZ
Received 10 Jul 2026 - Withdrawn26/W/00044
Prior notification for a single storey 5.34 metre rear extension, 3.25 metres in height with an eaves height of 2.97 metres.
7 Elmside, Guildford, GU2 7SH
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00940
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether a loft conversion would be lawful.
76 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4LB
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00941
Erection of a two storey, detached, self-build dwelling with rooms in the roof (plot 44) (part-retrospective) (description amended 25/09/2026).
12 Chestnut Way (Plot 44), Ada Gardens, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00942
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions together with dormer to roof following demolition of existing detached garage and conservatory.
15 Louis Fields, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3JG
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Registered26/P/00943
Erection of outbuilding following the removal of existing outbuilding with the addition of roof light to the rear elevation.
Primrose Cottage, The Street, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1EB
Received 13 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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