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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.
4,825 approved · 931 refused · 255 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Farm Close, Worplesdon, Guildford, GU3 3QQ
Received 10 Dec 2025Stonechat, Silkmore Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6JB
Received 11 Dec 2025Stringers Barn, Salt Box Road, Guildford, GU4 7PX
Received 11 Dec 2025Stringers Barn, Salt Box Road, Guildford, GU4 7PX
Received 11 Dec 2025Norwich House, 14 North Street, Guildford
Received 11 Dec 202513 Friary Street, Guildford, GU1 4EN
Received 11 Dec 2025Land rear of Chicane and Quintons, Ockham Road North, East Horsley, KT24 6PU
Received 12 Dec 2025Long Copse, The Street, West Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7ST
Received 12 Dec 202587 Beech Grove, Guildford, GU2 7UX
Received 12 Dec 2025Tanagh Beg, High Park Avenue, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5DE
Received 12 Dec 2025Land at Cothelstone and Field Fares, Clandon Road, Send, GU23 7LA
Received 12 Dec 2025Lockner Farm, Dorking Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8RH
Received 12 Dec 2025Hawthorns, Shere Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6EF
Received 12 Dec 2025White Lodge, Send Marsh Green, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6LA
Received 12 Dec 2025Thors, Norrels Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5DL
Received 15 Dec 2025Little Brook, Old Manor Lane, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8NE
Received 15 Dec 202517 South Hill, Guildford, GU1 3SY
Received 15 Dec 2025Land at Downish East and Downish West, Old Drive, Gomshall, GU5 9LH
Received 15 Dec 2025Brook Cottage, Pine Walk, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5AG
Received 15 Dec 2025Salvation Army Citadel, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 4QQ
Received 15 Dec 2025Salvation Army Citadel, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 4QQ
Received 15 Dec 202519 Harvey Road, Guildford, GU1 3SE
Received 15 Dec 2025Hawthorns, Shere Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6EF
Received 15 Dec 2025Holly House, Sands Road, The Sands, Farnham, Surrey GU10 1PX
Received 11 Dec 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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