South East

Guildford planning statistics

Householder applications decided in the year to June 2026, compared with the rest of England.

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Within 8 weeks, no extension

32.5%

281st of 297

30.2 points slower than England

Granted

86.4%

245th of 297

4.1 points lower than England

Extension of time

58.0%

281st of 297

25.7 points higher than England

Decisions (12 months)

859

Guildford decided 859 householder applications in the year to June 2026, granting 86.4%.

32.5% were decided within 8 weeks with no extension, against 62.7% across England (281st of 297 for speed).

A further 58.0% were decided under an extension of time agreed with the applicant.

That is down from 34.5% a year earlier.

Of 45 householder appeals decided in the same period, 26.7% were allowed.

How quickly decisions are made

Guildford against England, share of householder decisions each quarter

Within 8 weeks, no extension
Extension of time
England, within 8 weeks

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Within 8 weeks, no extension	Extension of time	England, within 8 weeks
2008 Q1	82.2%	0.0%	89.5%
2008 Q2	84.1%	0.0%	89.4%
2008 Q3	90.1%	0.0%	89.7%
2008 Q4	89.4%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q1	88.1%	0.0%	90.3%
2009 Q2	89.5%	0.0%	91.7%
2009 Q3	90.4%	0.0%	91.4%
2009 Q4	73.5%	0.0%	91.0%
2010 Q1	68.3%	0.0%	88.8%
2010 Q2	84.2%	0.0%	89.8%
2010 Q3	74.3%	0.0%	88.4%
2010 Q4	78.9%	0.0%	87.7%
2011 Q1	71.9%	0.0%	86.4%
2011 Q2	80.5%	0.0%	85.9%
2011 Q3	85.6%	0.0%	84.9%
2011 Q4	82.9%	0.0%	84.9%
2012 Q1	88.4%	0.0%	83.7%
2012 Q2	82.0%	0.0%	84.2%
2012 Q3	79.2%	0.0%	82.9%
2012 Q4	83.0%	0.0%	85.2%
2013 Q1	81.6%	0.0%	85.7%
2013 Q2	78.1%	0.0%	86.3%
2013 Q3	77.5%	0.0%	85.3%
2013 Q4	82.7%	0.0%	86.3%
2014 Q1	81.3%	0.0%	85.4%
2014 Q2	79.1%	1.0%	84.9%
2014 Q3	81.8%	0.0%	82.5%
2014 Q4	86.9%	0.3%	82.1%
2015 Q1	77.4%	0.3%	80.4%
2015 Q2	79.1%	0.3%	80.6%
2015 Q3	66.0%	1.0%	79.2%
2015 Q4	71.6%	0.6%	80.0%
2016 Q1	77.6%	0.9%	78.3%
2016 Q2	81.7%	0.6%	79.8%
2016 Q3	88.2%	0.0%	77.7%
2016 Q4	87.9%	0.3%	78.0%
2017 Q1	93.6%	0.0%	77.3%
2017 Q2	90.6%	0.0%	78.5%
2017 Q3	90.6%	1.3%	76.1%
2017 Q4	86.6%	1.0%	77.1%
2018 Q1	85.2%	0.7%	73.7%
2018 Q2	82.3%	1.9%	74.0%
2018 Q3	88.2%	0.3%	72.7%
2018 Q4	88.6%	0.0%	72.7%
2019 Q1	94.3%	0.4%	69.9%
2019 Q2	95.2%	0.7%	72.1%
2019 Q3	90.0%	0.4%	69.6%
2019 Q4	91.3%	0.8%	71.5%
2020 Q1	85.1%	0.0%	68.4%
2020 Q2	82.1%	7.6%	63.9%
2020 Q3	75.8%	6.5%	63.8%
2020 Q4	77.9%	3.9%	65.3%
2021 Q1	62.3%	6.0%	59.4%
2021 Q2	57.1%	4.9%	58.4%
2021 Q3	28.8%	10.7%	53.1%
2021 Q4	10.3%	10.0%	53.0%
2022 Q1	18.5%	8.9%	51.6%
2022 Q2	15.1%	54.3%	56.0%
2022 Q3	13.0%	52.4%	53.3%
2022 Q4	21.5%	58.1%	54.1%
2023 Q1	11.6%	73.2%	53.5%
2023 Q2	26.6%	61.9%	58.5%
2023 Q3	51.8%	42.3%	59.0%
2023 Q4	56.2%	39.5%	59.8%
2024 Q1	49.3%	44.2%	58.8%
2024 Q2	61.9%	34.5%	64.4%
2024 Q3	50.9%	40.7%	64.2%
2024 Q4	29.1%	64.3%	65.6%
2025 Q1	25.0%	72.7%	62.1%
2025 Q2	29.2%	66.9%	65.0%
2025 Q3	28.3%	62.8%	62.5%
2025 Q4	31.5%	59.4%	64.7%
2026 Q1	35.0%	54.4%	60.6%
2026 Q2	35.9%	54.5%	62.7%

Share of applications granted

Guildford against England

Guildford
England

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Quarter	Guildford	England
2008 Q1	82.2%	85.1%
2008 Q2	78.0%	86.1%
2008 Q3	72.2%	86.3%
2008 Q4	77.3%	85.3%
2009 Q1	72.1%	85.9%
2009 Q2	78.2%	86.8%
2009 Q3	73.2%	87.4%
2009 Q4	77.9%	86.9%
2010 Q1	71.4%	87.0%
2010 Q2	72.9%	88.0%
2010 Q3	75.1%	87.7%
2010 Q4	75.3%	87.5%
2011 Q1	72.9%	87.9%
2011 Q2	78.9%	88.5%
2011 Q3	80.0%	88.3%
2011 Q4	84.9%	88.3%
2012 Q1	80.5%	88.2%
2012 Q2	81.0%	89.2%
2012 Q3	83.9%	89.0%
2012 Q4	80.4%	88.9%
2013 Q1	89.2%	89.8%
2013 Q2	88.6%	90.6%
2013 Q3	90.9%	90.3%
2013 Q4	91.5%	89.6%
2014 Q1	88.0%	89.8%
2014 Q2	88.2%	90.5%
2014 Q3	82.1%	90.0%
2014 Q4	81.9%	89.2%
2015 Q1	76.7%	89.3%
2015 Q2	83.9%	90.2%
2015 Q3	81.3%	90.0%
2015 Q4	79.7%	89.2%
2016 Q1	78.9%	90.0%
2016 Q2	80.8%	90.3%
2016 Q3	81.0%	90.2%
2016 Q4	75.2%	89.7%
2017 Q1	83.7%	89.9%
2017 Q2	82.7%	90.5%
2017 Q3	81.3%	90.0%
2017 Q4	80.3%	90.1%
2018 Q1	84.4%	90.5%
2018 Q2	83.9%	91.0%
2018 Q3	86.5%	91.2%
2018 Q4	90.0%	90.5%
2019 Q1	90.0%	90.3%
2019 Q2	86.9%	91.0%
2019 Q3	84.6%	90.6%
2019 Q4	86.0%	89.8%
2020 Q1	86.3%	89.9%
2020 Q2	83.3%	90.2%
2020 Q3	85.3%	90.6%
2020 Q4	85.4%	90.3%
2021 Q1	75.8%	90.9%
2021 Q2	83.6%	91.2%
2021 Q3	79.5%	91.0%
2021 Q4	79.3%	90.1%
2022 Q1	78.8%	90.0%
2022 Q2	83.1%	90.4%
2022 Q3	80.3%	89.8%
2022 Q4	82.6%	89.4%
2023 Q1	82.1%	89.3%
2023 Q2	79.9%	89.2%
2023 Q3	82.8%	88.6%
2023 Q4	79.0%	88.2%
2024 Q1	84.8%	88.2%
2024 Q2	86.3%	89.1%
2024 Q3	89.8%	89.4%
2024 Q4	84.6%	88.6%
2025 Q1	87.8%	89.3%
2025 Q2	84.8%	90.4%
2025 Q3	88.7%	90.1%
2025 Q4	83.2%	90.1%
2026 Q1	84.5%	90.6%
2026 Q2	88.5%	91.0%

How long decisions took

Householder decisions over the last 12 months

Within 8 weeks32.5%
8 to 13 weeks2.3%
13 to 26 weeks4.7%
Over 26 weeks2.6%
Extension of time agreed58.0%

Source: MHCLG PS2, OGL v3. Chart: buildwiz.uk

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Time taken	Decisions
Within 8 weeks	279
8 to 13 weeks	20
13 to 26 weeks	40
Over 26 weeks	22
Extension of time agreed	498

Appeals

Decided: 45
Allowed: 26.7%
Median wait: 11 weeks

Householder appeals to the Planning Inspectorate decided in the same 12 months. England: 34.4% allowed.

Local constraints

Guildford has published 41 conservation areas.
Guildford has not published Article 4 data to the national planning data platform.

Both can remove permitted development rights. Not every council has published its data yet, so check with the council before relying on permitted development.

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