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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.
4,690 approved · 901 refused · 244 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Tamaroa, Blacksmith Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NF
Received 26 Jun 2025Scrap Metal And Breakers Yard, White Bungalow, Aldershot Road, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3HF
Received 26 Jun 2025Grey Walls, Chalk Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6TH
Received 26 Jun 2025Richmond House, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3XJ
Received 27 Jun 2025The Hoe, 66 Queenhythe Road, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7NX
Received 27 Jun 2025Sadlers Cottage Farm, Vicarage Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7JN
Received 27 Jun 2025Nursery School, Rydes Hill Preparatory, Aldershot Road, Guildford
Received 27 Jun 2025Aldro School, Lombard Street, Shackleford, Godalming, GU8 6AS
Received 27 Jun 2025Wanborough Springs, Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 27 Jun 2025Wanborough Springs, Wanborough Hill, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JR
Received 27 Jun 202575 Loddon Way, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6JR
Received 27 Jun 202551 Whitemore Road, Guildford, GU1 1QU
Received 27 Jun 20257 Hunts Close, Guildford, GU2 8LS
Received 27 Jun 2025Land bounded by the Friary Centre Bus Station, North Street, Leapale Road, Guildford, GU1
Received 27 Jun 2025Redmayn, Cobham Way, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5BH
Received 27 Jun 20257 Coltsfoot Drive, Guildford, GU1 1YH
Received 30 Jun 202531 Epsom Road, Guildford, GU1 3LA
Received 30 Jun 2025Land bounded by the Friary Centre Bus Station, North Street, Leapale Road, Guildford, GU1
Received 27 Jun 202517 North Street, Guildford, GU1 4AF
Received 27 Jun 202524A Georgelands, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6DE
Received 30 Jun 2025Old Tunmore Farm, 73 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6BB
Received 30 Jun 2025Land bounded by the Friary Centre Bus Station, North Street, Leapale Road, Guildford, GU1
Received 30 Jun 202544 Shepherds Hill, Guildford, GU2 9RY
Received 30 Jun 202535 Addison Road, Guildford, GU1 3QQ
Received 30 Jun 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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