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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.
4,597 approved · 878 refused · 242 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
2 Goldfinch Gardens, Guildford, GU4 7DN
Received 27 Mar 2025Pembroke, Tuckey Grove, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6JG
Received 27 Mar 20252 Park Chase, Guildford, GU1 1ES
Received 27 Mar 2025Land to the rear of 168, The Street, West Horsley, KT24 6HS
Received 28 Mar 2025The Bungalow, Clay Lane, Jacobs Well, Guildford, GU4 7NA
Received 28 Mar 202510 Abbotswood, Guildford, GU1 1UT
Received 28 Mar 2025The Spinney, Heath View, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5ED
Received 28 Mar 2025Land to the rear of Ardol and Our Own, Hazel Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6HP
Received 28 Mar 2025Willow Glen, 21 Ridgemount, Guildford, GU2 7TH
Received 28 Mar 2025Windover, Park Corner Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SE
Received 28 Mar 2025Worsfold Gates, 68 Potters Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7AL
Received 28 Mar 202519 Gateways, Guildford, GU1 2LF
Received 28 Mar 2025101 Bushy Hill Drive, Guildford, GU1 2UG
Received 28 Mar 2025Hurtlands, Sutton Place, Abinger Hammer, Dorking, RH5 6RN
Received 28 Mar 202512 Newlands Crescent, Guildford, GU1 3JS
Received 28 Mar 2025Thursley House, 53 Station Road, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8HA
Received 31 Mar 2025The Old Ford Hotel, Lynchford Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5QA
Received 28 Mar 2025Hazelhurst Farm, Tithebarns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7LE
Received 28 Mar 2025Oaklands, 6 The Ridings, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5BN
Received 28 Mar 20254 Priory Court, Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DX
Received 28 Mar 202513 Waterden Road, Guildford, GU1 2AN
Received 28 Mar 2025101 Bushy Hill Drive, Guildford, GU1 2UG
Received 28 Mar 2025Stable Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ
Received 28 Mar 2025Stable Cottage, Hook Lane, Shere, Guildford, GU5 9QQ
Received 28 Mar 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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