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Planning appeals in Guildford Borough Council

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Appeals the Planning Inspectorate has decided in Guildford Borough Council since 2016, refreshed nightly. A decision the Inspectorate published without naming the authority in a form we can match is listed under its own address instead. Type a topic into the free search to read how Inspectors have reasoned here.

The Planning Inspectorate has decided 1,177 planning appeals in Guildford Borough Council since 2016, of which 32% were allowed. In the last twelve months there were 113 decisions, 23% allowed. The median time from receipt of an appeal to its decision is 24 weeks. Figures as at 29 October 2026, from the Inspectorate's published decisions.

1,210

appeals on record since 2016

32%

of decided appeals allowed

24 wks

median receipt to decision

113

decisions in the last 12 months, 23% allowed

By appeal type

Householder486 decided
38% allowed
Minor469 decided
24% allowed
Major58 decided
43% allowed
Commercial8 decided
38% allowed
Enforcement78 decided
17% allowed
Other93 decided
42% allowed
Not classified18 decided
6% allowed

By procedure

Written representations1,134 decided
30% allowed
Hearings62 decided
47% allowed
Inquiries14 decided
50% allowed

Latest decisions in Guildford Borough Council

  1. Allowed20 October 2026· advert6013901
    Anchor House, Station Row, Shalford, GU4 8BY

    for 3no. window panel signs, 2no. illuminated fascia signs, 1no. non illuminated fascia signs, 3no. small scale vinyl signs, 'Costa' sign and 'Cook' sign

  2. Dismissed19 October 2026· householder6014001
    32 Fairborne Way, Guildford, gu29gb

    a first floor rear extension

  3. decided16 October 2026· enforcement6010712
    9 Baldwin Crescent, Guildford, GU4 7XW

    without planning permission operational development consisting of; (i) The erection of a flat roofed dormer window on the rear roofslope (southwest elevation) including a Juliet balcony; (ii) The replacement of the pre-existing concrete brown tiles with grey concrete tiles, and; (iii) The addition of a flue on the front roofslope (northeast elevation)

  4. Allowed15 October 2026· minor6009940
    Store Rear of 4 Station Parade, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, KT24 6QN

    described in the application form as ‘the erection of a dwellinghouse with parking, bin and bicycle storage following demolition of the existing building

  5. Allowed15 October 2026· major6008529
    Shortland Farm, Guildford Road, Ash, GU12 6DF

    Outline planning application with all matters except for the accesses from Guildford Road and Wyke Lane reserved for subsequent approval for the demolition of the existing buildings and hardstanding and the erection of up to 200 residential dwellings including affordable housing and plots for self-build (class C3); green and blue infrastructure and associated service and utility structures

  6. Allowed14 October 2026· minor6009751
    Land South of Green Lane, West Horsley, GU23 6PQ

    the construction of four detached 4-bedroom dwellings, together with single bay garages, associated amenity space, landscaping and the formation of a pedestrian and vehicular access from Edenwood Close

  7. Dismissed6 October 2026· minor6009810
    Hogs Back Farm Yard, Monkshatch, Compton, GU3 1DL

    for the conversion of existing barns to two pairs of semi-detached dwellings

  8. Allowed5 October 2026· householder6012736
    The Cottage, Blanket Mill Farm, Goose Rye Road, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RQ

    a first floor extension and single storey rear extension together with associated alterations

  9. Notice upheld30 September 20263366379
    86 Haydon Place, Guildford, GU1 4LR
  10. Dismissed30 September 2026· minor6012900
    Hogs Back Farm, Monkshatch, Compton, GU3 1DL

    described in the application form as ‘change of use of two agricultural buildings totalling 429.95 square metres to flexible commercial use

  11. Dismissed23 September 20266009962
    Pentire, The Avenue, Worplesdon, GU3 3RA

    rear extension with first floor overhang, forward-shifted main entrance extension, full loft conversion to main body of house with removal of low level pitched roof, and new side garage linked by overhanging canopy

  12. Dismissed22 September 2026· householder6010525
    Meadow Cottage, Brook Hill, Brook, GU5 9DJ

    Erection of detached oak framed garage/carport

  13. Notice varied and upheld21 September 20263376631
    Land on the East Side of Alms Heath, Ockham, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6NZ
  14. Notice varied and upheld21 September 20263376630
    Land on the East Side of Alms Heath, Ockham, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6NZ
  15. Notice varied and upheld21 September 20263376629
    Land on the East Side of Alms Heath, Ockham, Woking, Surrey, GU23 6NZ

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are computed from decisions the Planning Inspectorate has published for this authority area and refresh with the record; decisions without a published letter or a recorded authority may be missing. This page is research, not advice. Verify against the Inspectorate’s own record before relying on a decision. What is in the record.