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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.
4,466 approved · 862 refused · 235 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Debenhams, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3UU
Received 21 Jan 2025Urn Field, Downside Road, Guildford
Received 21 Jan 20253 Lovelace Cottages, St Martins Close, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SU
Received 22 Jan 202526-29 Woodbridge Meadows, Guildford, GU1 1BA
Received 22 Jan 20253 Worplesdon St Mary, Perry Hill, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3RE
Received 22 Jan 202550 Waverley Drive, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5JW
Received 20 Jan 2025Land at Former Pond Meadow School, Pond Meadow, Guildford
Received 17 Jan 2025Flats at Barton Place, London Road, Guildford, GU4 7JT
Received 22 Jan 2025The Court, Wanborough Manor, Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 22 Jan 2025The Court, Wanborough Manor, Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 22 Jan 202512 Flower Walk, Guildford, GU2 4EP
Received 22 Jan 2025The Duchies Cottage, Mill Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0BT
Received 22 Jan 2025Charters Yard, Mary Road, Guildford, GU1 4QU
Received 22 Jan 202510 Rosemary Crescent, Guildford, GU2 9XL
Received 22 Jan 2025June Cottage, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
Received 22 Jan 2025June Cottage, Upper Street, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9JE
Received 22 Jan 202578 Send Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7EZ
Received 23 Jan 2025Broadwater Cottage, New Pond Road, Godalming, GU7 3DB
Received 23 Jan 2025Broadwater Cottage, New Pond Road, Godalming, GU7 3DB
Received 23 Jan 2025Poyle Farm, Poyle Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1BS
Received 23 Jan 202532 Frog Grove Lane, Guildford, GU3 3EX
Received 23 Jan 202563 and 64 Send Barns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7BS
Received 23 Jan 2025Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 23 Jan 2025Weyside Urban Village (Slyfield regeneration Programme), Slyfield Green, Guildford, GU1
Received 23 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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