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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.
5,003 approved · 970 refused · 266 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 18 Apr 2023 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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77 Applegarth Avenue, Guildford, GU2 8LX
Received 18 Sept 2026Pirbright Primary School, School Lane, Pirbright, Woking, GU24 0JN
Received 18 Sept 2026Elm End Cottage and Hurtwood View Cottage, Little London, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9DG
Received 21 Sept 20264 The Coppins, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6FL
Received 21 Sept 20266 Oak Hill, Guildford, GU4 7JF
Received 21 Sept 2026The Elms, Orestan Lane, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5SL
Received 21 Sept 202647 Brocks Drive, Fairlands, Guildford, GU3 3NE
Received 21 Sept 2026Pen Tor, Shere Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6EQ
Received 21 Sept 202640 Harvey Road, Guildford, GU1 3SE
Received 21 Sept 202639 East Lane, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6HQ
Received 21 Sept 2026Land to the rear of, Bishopsmead Parade, East Horsley, KT24
Received 21 Sept 202679 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4BS
Received 22 Sept 20261 Glencoe Villas, Ash Green Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6JG
Received 22 Sept 2026Elgon, Waterden Close, Guildford, GU1 2BA
Received 22 Sept 2026Fenten Lodge, Hazel Road, Ash, Guildford, GU12 6HP
Received 22 Sept 202628-30 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3EL
Received 22 Sept 2026Brae Lea, 3 Austen Road, Guildford, GU1 3NW
Received 22 Sept 202616 Orchard Road, Burpham, Guildford, GU4 7JH
Received 22 Sept 2026Sussex Cottage, The Warren, East Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 5RH
Received 22 Sept 2026Burbank, Epsom Road, West Horsley, Leatherhead, KT24 6AP
Received 22 Sept 202630 Trodds Lane, Guildford, GU1 2XR
Received 22 Sept 2026The Old Glassworks, Alexandra Place, Guildford, GU1 3QH
Received 22 Sept 20266 Austen Road, Guildford, GU1 3NP
Received 23 Sept 20264 Newfield Road, Ash Vale, Guildford, GU12 5LG
Received 23 Sept 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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