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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.
4,588 approved · 877 refused · 240 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land at Hurst Farm, Chapel Lane, Godalming, GU8 5HU
Received 20 Mar 2025Youth Hostel, Radnor Lane, Holmbury St Mary, Dorking, RH5 6NW
Received 21 Mar 20251 Perry Orchard, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RE
Received 21 Mar 2025Timbers, 18 Broadwater Rise, Guildford, GU1 2LA
Received 21 Mar 202552 Warren Road, Guildford, GU1 2HG
Received 24 Mar 2025The Beeches, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NQ
Received 24 Mar 2025Ennismore House, 26 Ennismore Avenue, Guildford, GU1 1SR
Received 24 Mar 202546 Harts Gardens, Guildford, GU2 9QB
Received 24 Mar 20257 Oakwood, Guildford, GU2 9YQ
Received 24 Mar 2025Sundial Plain, The Avenue, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RA
Received 24 Mar 202572 The Street, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BU
Received 24 Mar 202542 Brocks Drive, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NQ
Received 24 Mar 20258 Send Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7EN
Received 22 Mar 202513 Old Lane, Ockham, Guildford, Cobham, KT11 1NW
Received 24 Mar 2025Dundee Cottages, 1, 18 Scotland Farm Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5JB
Received 24 Mar 2025Woodhill Sandpit, Farley Heath Road, Wonersh, Guildford
Received 24 Mar 2025Roundhouse, 12 Epsom Road, Guildford
Received 24 Mar 2025Memorial Hall, Gomshall Lane, Shere, GU5 9HE
Received 24 Mar 2025Maybank, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7TJ
Received 24 Mar 2025100 High Path Road, Guildford, GU1 2QP
Received 24 Mar 2025Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 24 Mar 2025Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 24 Mar 2025Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 24 Mar 2025Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 24 Mar 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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