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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Guildford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,474 approved · 862 refused · 235 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 8 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Tabiat, Cobbett Hill Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AA
Received 24 Jan 2025Honeysuckle Cottage, Honeysuckle Bottom, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5TD
Received 24 Jan 202517, 17a & 19 North Road, Guildford, GU2 9PU
Received 24 Jan 20253 Manor Farm Barns, Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 17 Jan 2025The Glen, Mill Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0BN
Received 24 Jan 2025Valentines Farm, Rose Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6NE
Received 24 Jan 2025Land at Worplesdon Primary School, Envis Way, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NL
Received 23 Jan 202525 Burnet Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1YD
Received 24 Jan 2025Longacres, Lower Eashing, Godalming, GU7 2QF
Received 24 Jan 2025Urn Field, Downside Road, Guildford
Received 27 Jan 2025First Floor Front, 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ
Received 24 Jan 2025171A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ
Received 24 Jan 2025Second floor, 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ
Received 24 Jan 20256 Yew Close, East Horsley, KT24 6FX
Received 27 Jan 2025Henley Fort Outdoor Education Centre, The Mount, Guildford, GU2 4RH
Received 22 Jan 20256 Elm Hill Bungalows, Guildford Road, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2JA
Received 27 Jan 202571A Poyle Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DX
Received 27 Jan 2025The Harrow Inn, The Street, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1EG
Received 27 Jan 202511 Watford Close, Guildford, GU1 2EP
Received 27 Jan 2025Nettlefield, School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JN
Received 27 Jan 2025Court Mead, 6 Guildown Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HB
Received 27 Jan 2025Court Mead, 6 Guildown Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HB
Received 27 Jan 202592 New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8LU
Received 28 Jan 202569 Addison Road, Guildford, GU1 3QQ
Received 28 Jan 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Guildford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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