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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.
4,772 approved · 921 refused · 252 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
10 Beechcroft Drive, Guildford, GU2 7SA
Received 20 Oct 2025Old School House, School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JN
Received 20 Oct 2025Heatherview, Farley Green, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DN
Received 20 Oct 202511 Beech Close, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PQ
Received 20 Oct 2025Land at, Hill Place Farm, 132 Oak Hill, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3ET
Received 20 Oct 2025Heath Farm, Tannery Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7EF
Received 20 Oct 202511-13 Market Street, Guildford, GU1 4LB
Received 20 Oct 2025March Cottage, The Street, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AG
Received 20 Oct 202529 Suffolk Drive, Guildford, GU4 7FD
Received 20 Oct 2025Royal Grammar School, High Street, Guildford, GU1 3BB
Received 20 Oct 2025134 The Street, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AU
Received 20 Oct 202511A and 11B Worcester Road, Guildford, GU2 9SZ
Received 20 Oct 20254 Stoney Brook, Guildford, GU2 8LL
Received 21 Oct 20256 Cunningham Avenue, Guildford, GU1 2PE
Received 20 Oct 20254 Stoney Brook, Guildford, GU2 8LL
Received 21 Oct 202534 Hornbeam Road, Guildford, GU1 1LR
Received 21 Oct 2025Little Acre, Old Rectory Lane, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6QH
Received 21 Oct 202535 Whitfield Close, Guildford, GU2 9GD
Received 21 Oct 2025Shawfield House, Shawfield Lane, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6QZ
Received 21 Oct 2025St Georges Farmhouse, High Street, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6AF
Received 22 Oct 20252 Watersmeet Close, Guildford, GU4 7NQ
Received 22 Oct 2025164 Worplesdon Road, Guildford, GU2 9RX
Received 22 Oct 202561 Kings Avenue, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1AX
Received 22 Oct 2025The Old Post Cottage, Church Street, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5NA
Received 22 Oct 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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