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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Waverley Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
438 approved · 44 refused · 17 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Apr 2025 to 21 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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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.
108 GREENFIELD ROAD FARNHAM GU9 8TQ
Received 30 Mar 2026LITTLE THATCHES BOURNE DENE WRECCLESHAM FARNHAM GU10 4RF
Received 16 Apr 202611 WOODROUGH COPSE BRAMLEY GUILDFORD GU5 0HH
Received 28 Apr 2026FERNDOWN COURT 43 FRENSHAM ROAD LOWER BOURNE FARNHAM GU10 3PZ
Received 1 May 2026MILL HOUSE PETWORTH ROAD CHIDDINGFOLD GODALMING GU8 4SL
Received 10 Mar 2026MILL HOUSE PETWORTH ROAD CHIDDINGFOLD GODALMING GU8 4SL
Received 10 Mar 2026JAMPOT COTTAGE 36 WEST HILL ELSTEAD GODALMING GU8 6DQ
Received 21 Apr 20261 BURDOCKS THE GREEN DUNSFOLD GODALMING GU8 4NB
Received 1 Apr 2026THE TILE HOUSE MELLERSH HILL ROAD WONERSH GUILDFORD GU5 0QJ
Received 21 Apr 202625 SOUTH AVENUE FARNHAM GU9 0QY
Received 22 Apr 202639 TO 40 DOWNING STREET FARNHAM GU9 7PH
Received 1 May 20263 BISHOPS MEAD FARNHAM GU9 7DU
Received 24 Apr 20262 FOX DENE GODALMING GU7 1YQ
Received 5 May 2026UNIT 1 HOOKSTILE LANE FARNHAM GU9 8LG
Received 17 Apr 202630 WOODMANCOURT GODALMING GU7 2BT
Received 7 May 20262-3 THE BOROUGH FARNHAM GU9 7NA
Received 23 Apr 2026CROFT HOUSE EAST INVAL HASLEMERE GU27 1AH
Received 27 Apr 2026FALCON COTTAGE WONERSH COMMON WONERSH GUILDFORD GU5 0PR
Received 27 Apr 202638 BALDREYS FARNHAM GU9 8RH
Received 27 Apr 2026LAND TO REAR OF COURTMEDE 13 DERBY ROAD HASLEMERE
Received 22 Apr 20261 SCOTLANDS DRIVE HASLEMERE GU27 2FJ
Received 21 Apr 2026FARNCOURT FOLLY LANE NORTH FARNHAM GU9 0HU
Received 10 Apr 20268 LONGLEY ROAD FARNHAM GU9 8LZ
Received 17 Apr 2026WILLINGHURST FARM HOUSE WILLINGHURST ESTATE SHAMLEY GREEN GUILDFORD GU5 0SU
Received 24 Apr 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 Waverley 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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