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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.
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Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Guildford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,478 approved · 862 refused · 235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Meadow Farm, Ripley Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6JS
Received 30 Jan 2025Nettlefield, School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JN
Received 30 Jan 20252 Downsview, Warren Road, Guildford, GU1 2HQ
Received 30 Jan 2025Dowgill, Woodhouse Lane, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NN
Received 30 Jan 2025Bensons for Beds, 168 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3HW
Received 30 Jan 2025Dolphin Cottage, The Street, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7RX
Received 30 Jan 2025Chestnut Farm Cottage, Chestnut Farm, Ockham Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6NP
Received 30 Jan 2025Land at, Church Street, Effingham, KT24
Received 30 Jan 202532 Ganghill, Guildford, GU1 1XF
Received 31 Jan 2025277 Stoughton Road, Guildford, GU2 9PR
Received 31 Jan 2025Flat 1, Stoke Grange, 23 Clandon Road, Guildford, GU1 2DR
Received 31 Jan 202528 Daryngton Drive, Guildford, GU1 2QD
Received 31 Jan 202528 Daryngton Drive, Guildford, GU1 2QD
Received 31 Jan 2025The Croft, Heathway, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5ET
Received 31 Jan 2025Normandy Business Park, Cobbett Hill Road, Normandy, GU3 2AA
Received 31 Jan 2025Former Westway car park, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8YH
Received 31 Jan 2025Former Westway car park, Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8YH
Received 3 Feb 2025Bus shelter adjacent to 13 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8AE
Received 31 Jan 2025Violet Cottage, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RX
Received 3 Feb 2025Violet Cottage, Ockham Road South, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6RX
Received 3 Feb 2025Flat 3, 12 Quarry Street, Guildford, GU1 3UY
Received 3 Feb 2025Flat 3, 12 Quarry Street, Guildford, GU1 3UY
Received 3 Feb 2025The New Cottage, Bailes Lane, Normandy, Guildford, GU3 2AX
Received 3 Feb 2025St Teresas School, Effingham Hill, Dorking, RH5 6ST
Received 3 Feb 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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