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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 dates7,343Searchable applications
915Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 5,987 approved or refused records
974Refused applications
5,013 approved · 974 refused · 266 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
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More application records
- Registered26/P/01275
Construction of first floor part-side, part-rear extension, single storey rear extension with 2 no. rooflights including demolition of conservatory, front extension incorporating porch and changes to elevation materials.
8 Tannersfield, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8JW
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered26/W/00067
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 28 Sept 2026 - Received26/P/01276
Erection of New 2m High Close Board Timber Fence.
14 Pilgrims View, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6HU
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01277
Erection of single storey side extension.
92 Guildford Park Avenue, Guildford, GU2 7NN
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Received26/P/01278
Variation of Condition
MECA,WORPLESDON UNITED REFORMED CHURCH, Rickford, Worplesdon, GUILDFORD, GU3 3PH
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01279
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of single storey rear extension to create an ancillary annexe
44 Wodeland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4JZ
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01280
Erection of an outbuilding following the demolition of existing garden shed.
2 Yew Tree Cottages, Cranmore Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6BU
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01282
Alterations to fenestration, including a new ground floor oriel window, new French doors, and new and altered window openings at ground and first floor level
The Swallows, Seale Road, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1JP
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01283
Erection of single storey side extension
39 Shepherds Lane, Guildford, GU2 9SN
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01284
Erection of replacement stable yard buildings and all-weather riding surface for private use (following demolition of existing stable and ancillary storage buildings).
2 Wellhouse Farm, Shere Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 8SH
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01285
Certificate of lawfulness for existing development to establish whether an existing outbuilding which is being used as a self-contained one bedroom annexe is lawful.
Hillmead Cottage, Annisdowne Close, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, RH5 6RQ
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Registered26/T/00263
T1 ? Mature Oak (Tree Preservation Order P1/201/243): Undertake a limited and proportionate crown reduction and shaping, reducing the crown overhanging 16 Ganghill by approximately 2?3 metres, together with corresponding reduction and shaping of the remainder of the crown maintaining overall balance and form.
Still Point, 15 Ganghill, Guildford, GU1 1XE
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01286
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of single storey outbuilding to rear of property
Woodruff, Crooksbury Lane, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1ND
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01287
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of single storey rear extension
Woodruff, Crooksbury Lane, The Sands, Farnham, GU10 1ND
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Registered26/D/00133/1
Discharge of condition 18 (construction traffic management plan) and condition 34 (site waste management plan) of planning application 24/P/01626 approved 17/07/2026.
Glenview, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AL
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01288
Listed building consent for roof alterations to a listed building.
Pilgrim House, 254 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3JG
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Registered26/CON/00042
Consultation from Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council for:''Part A: Full planning permission for a new roundabout access from the A33; internal spine road, creation of development plots with associated earthworks and plateauing; delivery of plateaus and access for associated development plots; site-wide structural landscaping and infrastructure; and a single warehouse (Use Class B8) and ancillary office, with associatedaccess, hardstanding, landscaping, parking and supporting infrastructure.Part B: Outline planning permission with all matters reserved for the development of employment floorspace falling within Use Classes B2 and B8, with ancillary office space on the development plots; community and leisure uses within Use Classes E, F1 and F2; ground mounted solar within Use Class Sui Generis up to 15MW; Energy Centre within Use Class Sui Generis; HGV Parking and Welfare Area within Use Class Sui Generis; as established through Part A of this application.'' (Basingstoke and Deane BC ref 26/00526/FUL)
Land At West Farm, Winchester Road, Popham, Micheldever
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Received26/P/01289
Outline Application (with all matters reserved except for points of access to the highway) for residential development (Use Class C3), a nursery (Use Class E(f)), together with landscaping and associated works (following demolition of existing structures)
Land North of Lower Road, Effingham
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Awaiting decision26/CON/00043
Consultation from Waverley Borough Council for ''Erection of a single storey extension to provide a garage, workshop and gardeners facilities; demolition of existing outbuildings.''
Gable End, Foxburrow Hill Road, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0BJ
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Awaiting decision26/CON/00044
Consultation from Waverley Borough Council for ''Erection of a detached two storey residential annex.''
Glass House, Mark Way, Godalming, GU7 2BW
Received 30 Sept 2026 - Registered26/P/01290
Demolition of existing bungalow and erection of 2 x 4-bed dwellings with associated landscaping, car parking, cycle storage and other works
21 Cranley Road, Guildford, GU1 2EW
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Registered26/T/00264
London Plane (T1) - fell to prevent further lifting of the car park by the roots (Millmead and Portsmouth Road Cons)
10 The Mount, Guildford, GU2 4HN
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Registered26/W/00068
Prior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use of the rear ground floor portion of the unit from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to create 1no. dwelling.
94 Stoke Road, Guildford, GU1 4JN
Received 29 Sept 2026 - Registered26/D/00146
Discharge of condition 7 (Great Crested Newts) of planning application 24/P/01746 approved on 24/09/2026.
Land north east of Surrey Sports Park, Richard Meyjes Road, Guildford, GU2 7AD
Received 29 Sept 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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