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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.
4,937 approved · 962 refused · 262 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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3 High Pewley, Guildford, GU1 3SH
Received 15 Jun 202618 Oxford Road, Guildford, GU1 3RP
Received 15 Jun 202642A Ewins Close, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6SA
Received 15 Jun 2026Builders Merchant, Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4UB
Received 15 Jun 2026Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 16 Jun 2026Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 16 Jun 2026Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 16 Jun 20269 Baldwin Crescent, Guildford, GU4 7XW
Received 5 Jun 2026Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 16 Jun 2026Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 16 Jun 2026Land At Wisley Airfield, Hatch Lane, Ockham, GU23 6NU
Received 16 Jun 2026Guildford Railway Station, Station View, Guildford, GU1 4UT
Received 16 Jun 2026Land at Garlicks Arch, Send Marsh/Burnt Common, Portsmouth Road, Send
Received 16 Jun 202637 Glendale Drive, Guildford, GU4 7HZ
Received 16 Jun 202696 Woodside Road, Guildford, GU2 8HQ
Received 16 Jun 202637 Glendale Drive, Guildford, GU4 7HZ
Received 16 Jun 20268 Compton Heights, Guildford, GU3 1DA
Received 16 Jun 2026Land north of Conyngham, Beech Avenue, Effingham, KT24 5PH
Received 16 Jun 2026101 Cumberland Avenue, Guildford, GU2 9RH
Received 16 Jun 202611 Aldertons Farm, Send Marsh Road, Send, Woking, GU23 7DJ
Received 16 Jun 2026Land at St Pauls Church Of England Infant School, West Ring, The Cardinals, Tongham, Farnham, GU10 1EF
Received 1 Jun 2026172 New Road, Chilworth, Guildford, GU4 8LX
Received 16 Jun 202629 The Oval, Wood Street Village, Guildford, GU3 3DL
Received 16 Jun 202619 Elder Close, Guildford, GU4 7YW
Received 17 Jun 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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