Outbuilding approval rate in Guildford
Guildford approved 79.5% of outbuilding applications, based on 1,369 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
79.5%
outbuilding approval rate
1,369
Outbuilding decisions
1,089
Approved
280
Refused
80.8%
Guildford overall
Outbuilding applications are approved at roughly the same rate as the Guildford average (80.8%).
How outbuilding compares in Guildford
Outbuilding
79.5%
Guildford all applications
80.8%
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Other project types in Guildford
81.9%
79.1%
80.8%
76.6%
85.4%
76.2%
78.9%
70.2%
80.1%
82.5%
79.4%
80.8%
74.0%
55.6%
72.7%