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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.
4,510 approved · 867 refused · 236 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
15 Harvey Road, Guildford, GU1 3SG
Received 24 Feb 2025Galedon House, Hogs Back, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1JX
Received 24 Feb 2025Guildford Railway Station, Station View, Guildford
Received 24 Feb 2025Advanced Tree Services, Papercourt Farm, Papercourt Lane, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DT
Received 24 Feb 2025Newlands Way, Shere Road, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 8SF
Received 24 Feb 2025The Old Mission Hall, 53A Woking Road, Guildford, GU1 1QD
Received 24 Feb 20252 Hatchlands Lodge, Ripley Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6JN
Received 24 Feb 2025Bakersgate, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0NA
Received 25 Feb 2025Bakersgate, Ash Road, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0NA
Received 25 Feb 2025The Birches, Stanford Common, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0DG
Received 25 Feb 2025Muslim Education And Cultural Association, Worplesdon United Reformed Church, Rickford, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3PH
Received 25 Feb 20252 Wellers Court, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JU
Received 25 Feb 2025Twin Oaks, Nightingale Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6DD
Received 25 Feb 2025Fox Cottage, 31 Alexandra Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6PQ
Received 25 Feb 2025Wisley North SF Connect, Service Station Northbound, Ripley By-Pass Northbound, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6PT
Received 25 Feb 2025Wisley South FC Connect, Service Station Southbound, Ripley By-Pass Southbound, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6PU
Received 25 Feb 202538 Markenfield Road, Guildford, GU1 4PD
Received 25 Feb 202527 Carfax Avenue, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1BD
Received 25 Feb 20251 Walnut Tree Gardens, West Horsley, Leatherhead KT24 6DW
Received 25 Feb 2025Pipkin, Grove Heath Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EU
Received 26 Feb 2025Pipkin, Grove Heath Road, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EU
Received 26 Feb 2025Dunsborough Farmhouse, Dunsborough Park, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AL
Received 26 Feb 2025Pembroke House, 54 Potters Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7AL
Received 26 Feb 2025Sheepleas House, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AL
Received 26 Feb 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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