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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.
4,858 approved · 941 refused · 258 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
1 Heath Barn Cottages, Send Marsh Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7DQ
Received 10 Feb 202624 Grove Heath North, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6EN
Received 10 Feb 20264 Elm Close, Ripley, Woking, GU23 6LE
Received 10 Feb 2026Whitecraigs, 6 Westward Ho, Guildford, GU1 1UU
Received 10 Feb 2026Land at, High View, Gomshall, GU5 9LT
Received 6 Feb 20269 Stovell Place, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5DW
Received 10 Feb 2026Cross Farm, The Street, Shackleford, Godalming, GU8 6AH
Received 10 Feb 2026Garden Court, 14 Warwicks Bench, Guildford, GU1 3TG
Received 10 Feb 2026Brooycas, 5 Chantry View Road, Guildford, GU1 3XW
Received 10 Feb 202615A Pit Farm Road, Guildford, GU1 2JL
Received 11 Feb 2026Plane Cottage, The Street, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9AE
Received 11 Feb 20264 New Cottages, Vapery Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0QE
Received 11 Feb 2026The Pines, Green Lane East, Normandy
Received 11 Feb 2026The Pines, Green Lane East, Normandy
Received 11 Feb 2026Heath Farm, Tannery Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7EF
Received 11 Feb 202614 Guildown Avenue, Guildford, GU2 4HB
Received 12 Feb 20268 Quakers Way, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NF
Received 11 Feb 202623 Aldershot Road, Guildford, GU2 8AE
Received 11 Feb 20261 Belmont Place, Burpham, Guildford, GU4 7FL
Received 12 Feb 2026Cross Farm, The Street, Shackleford, Godalming, GU8 6AH
Received 10 Feb 20267 Oakwood, Guildford, GU2 9YQ
Received 12 Feb 2026Pilgrim Gardens, Sandy Lane, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1HF
Received 12 Feb 2026Sheepleas House, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AL
Received 12 Feb 20269 Poyle Road, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1DS
Received 12 Feb 2026Records 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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