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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.
4,589 approved · 877 refused · 240 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
51 The Street, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DG
Received 24 Mar 20255 Litchfield Way, Guildford, GU2 7QL
Received 24 Mar 20259 Madrid Road, Guildford, GU2 7NU
Received 24 Mar 202554 Poyle Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DU
Received 24 Mar 2025126 The Street, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6DA
Received 24 Mar 2025Tarn Hows, 15 Westward Ho, Guildford, GU1 1UU
Received 25 Mar 20252 Selbourne Cottages, Unstead Lane, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0BT
Received 25 Mar 2025The Willows, Gomshall Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9HD
Received 25 Mar 2025West Flexford Farm, West Flexford Lane, Wanborough, Guildford, GU3 2JW
Received 25 Mar 2025Land to the north of Feldemore Lodge, Horsham Road, Dorking
Received 24 Mar 2025Grantley House, Warwicks Bench, Guildford, GU1 3SZ
Received 25 Mar 202536 Leather Lane, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9NB
Received 25 Mar 202570 Raymond Crescent, Guildford, GU2 7SZ
Received 25 Mar 2025The Oaks, Broadford Road, Peasmarsh, Guildford, GU3 1NQ
Received 25 Mar 202590 The Mount, Guildford, GU2 4JB
Received 25 Mar 20258 Langyon Priory, Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4AA
Received 25 Mar 2025Ipsley Lodge Stables, Hogs Back, Seale, Farnham, GU10 1LA
Received 25 Mar 202517 Whitemore Road, Guildford, GU1 1QT
Received 26 Mar 2025Kentwell House, Crown Heights, Guildford, GU1 3TX
Received 26 Mar 20252 Downsview, Warren Road, Guildford, GU1 2HQ
Received 26 Mar 202516 Quarry Street, Guildford, GU1 3UY
Received 26 Mar 202516 Medlar Close, Guildford, GU1 1LS
Received 26 Mar 202522 Elles Avenue, Guildford, GU1 2QH
Received 26 Mar 2025Liddington Hall Farm, Gravetts Lane, Guildford, GU3 3AR
Received 26 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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