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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.
4,892 approved · 951 refused · 260 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
The Mill House, 63 The Street, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BU
Received 9 Apr 202627 Northcote Crescent, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6LX
Received 9 Apr 20265 Selbourne Road, Guildford, GU4 7JP
Received 10 Apr 20262 Shalford Road, Guildford, GU4 8AA
Received 10 Apr 2026Hazelbank, Eashing Lane, Godalming, GU8 5EP
Received 16 Mar 202628 Chart House Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5LS
Received 10 Apr 2026Wessex Stone House, Guildford Road, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5RX
Received 10 Apr 202611 The Meadows, Guildford, GU2 4DT
Received 10 Apr 2026Millstream, 64 Station Road, Gomshall, Guildford, GU5 9NR
Received 10 Apr 2026Land At West Hall, Parvis Road, West Byfleet, Surrey
Received 10 Apr 202614 Hunts Close, Guildford, GU2 8LS
Received 10 Apr 202670 Down Road, Guildford, GU1 2PZ
Received 10 Apr 2026Little Hurlands, Puttenham Heath Road, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AP
Received 13 Apr 2026Little Hurlands, Puttenham Heath Road, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AP
Received 13 Apr 202660 Dapdune Road, Guildford, GU1 4NZ
Received 13 Apr 202660 Dapdune Road, Guildford, GU1 4NZ
Received 13 Apr 20263 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BL
Received 13 Apr 2026Forge End House, The Street, Compton, Guildford, GU3 1EG
Received 13 Apr 2026Cherry Trees, West Heath, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JQ
Received 13 Apr 202647 Burpham Lane, Guildford, GU4 7LX
Received 13 Apr 2026The Sea Horse Inn, 52-54 The Street, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BU
Received 13 Apr 2026The Sea Horse Inn, 52-54 The Street, Shalford, Guildford, GU4 8BU
Received 13 Apr 2026Apple Tree Cottage, Chapel Hill, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5NB
Received 13 Apr 2026151 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AH
Received 13 Apr 2026Records 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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