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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.
4,912 approved · 957 refused · 261 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Rectory, Wharf Road, Guildford, GU1 4RP
Received 29 Apr 2026Land At West Farm, Winchester Road, Popham Micheldever, Hampshire
Received 28 Apr 202611 Aspen Close, Guildford, GU4 7BG
Received 29 Apr 2026Ditton House, 16 Tangier Road, Guildford, GU1 2DF
Received 30 Apr 2026Oaks Rise, 76 Potters Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7AL
Received 30 Apr 2026Fir Trees, Lynx Hill, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5AX
Received 30 Apr 2026Hazelhurst Farm, Tithebarns Lane, Send, Woking, GU23 7LE
Received 30 Apr 2026St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Received 30 Apr 2026Land on the North Side of, Clay Lane, Burpham, Guildford
Received 14 Jul 2026White Horse Yard, High Street, Ripley, GU23 6BB
Received 30 Apr 20267 Chester Close, Guildford, GU2 9TE
Received 30 Apr 2026Dapdune Wharf, Dapdune Wharf Road, Guildford, GU1 4RR
Received 30 Apr 202629 East Ring, The Cardinals, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1EE
Received 30 Apr 20267 Holmwood Close, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SS
Received 1 May 2026Hillside Cottage, The Highlands, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5BQ
Received 1 May 20262 Wix Cottages, Shere Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6EH
Received 30 Apr 202648 Cypress Road, Guildford, GU1 1LZ
Received 1 May 202615 Charlock Way, Guildford, GU1 1YB
Received 1 May 2026High Brambles, Park Corner Drive, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6SE
Received 1 May 2026Braeside, Send Hill, Send, Woking, GU23 7HW
Received 1 May 2026Magnet, Woodbridge Road, Guildford, GU1 1DP
Received 1 May 202638 Great Oaks Park, Guildford, GU4 7JG
Received 1 May 202632 Fairborne Way, Guildford, GU2 9GB
Received 1 May 202611 St Johns Road, Guildford, GU2 7UQ
Received 1 May 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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