Guildford Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Guildford Borough Council decided more than 2,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 13% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 61 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Guildford Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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22 October 2026 · Approved
Land at Guildford Park Road Car Park, Guildford Park Road, Guildford, GU2 7NN · 25/P/01522
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8 October 2026 · Refused
Connaught House, Portsmouth Road, Send, GU23 7JY · 26/W/00049
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28 July 2026 · Refused
Land on the north side of, Orestan Lane, Effingham, KT24 · 25/P/01716
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21 July 2026 · Approved
Kings College For The Arts And Technology, Southway, Guildford, GU2 8DU · 25/P/01695
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17 July 2026 · Approved
Glenview, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AL · 24/P/01626
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9 July 2026 · Refused
Netherlands Wood, Albury Estate, Guildford, GU5 9TE · 25/P/00967
Figures for Guildford Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 13%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 61 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 14%of more than 740 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 310 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 180plan adopted 2019 |
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.