Garage conversion planning approval rate in Guildford
90% of 168 decided garage conversion applications in Guildford were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
90%
Approval rate, all years, from 168 decided
168
decided garage conversion applications in Guildford: 152 approved, 16 refused
94%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 64 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example garage conversion decisions in Guildford
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/P/01647 | 2026 | Approved | Conversion of garage to habitable accommodation with changes to fenestration 97 Glendale Drive, Guildford, GU4 7JA |
| 25/P/01658 | 2026 | Approved | Conversion of garage to family room with associated alterations to fenestration. Normanton, Queen Street, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9LY |
| 25/P/01684 | 2026 | Approved | Garage conversion to habitable accommodation with infill extension. Thors, Norrels Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5DL |
| 25/P/00036 | 2025 | Refused | Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of garage to habitable accommodation would be lawful. 4 Heath Rise, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6ET |
| 23/P/00409 | 2023 | Refused | Certificate of Lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the conversion of the garage into habitable accommodation would be lawful. 3 Sells Close, Guildford, GU1 3JY |
| 23/P/00436 | 2023 | Refused | Extension and alterations including a new roof and conversion of an existing garage block to form a new single storey dwelling house Garages to the rear of, 18 Waterden Road, Guildford, GU1 2AY |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Guildford
- Single-storey rear extension 81%, 1,602 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 78%, 868 decided
- Wraparound extension 85%, 239 decided
- Side extension 82%, 863 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 80%, 410 decided
- Rooflight 83%, 552 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 74%, 435 decided
- Porch 88%, 208 decided
- Basement 81%, 79 decided
- Window and door 86%, 544 decided