Planning and building control

Find out what you need to submit with your planning application and get advice from our planning team.

Apply for planning permission

When you make a planning application, we strongly recommend you make an online account.

Search or comment on a planning application

Use our public access portal to read and make comments on planning applications in Guildford.

Report a suspected planning breach

Our planning enforcement team can identify and take action against developments which do not have planning permission.

Search for planning information

Use our interactive map to find listed buildings, current and past planning applications, conservation areas and more.

Find out about building control

Learn about building control applications, site inspections, and our building control service.

Buying or building your own property

  1. Find out about searches on a property
  2. Apply for a property search
  3. Register a new address
  4. Make changes to an address

Trees, hedges and conservation

  1. Find out about protected trees and hedges
  2. Listed buildings
  3. High hedge disputes
  4. Conservation areas

Major development applications

  1. Search for planning restrictions
  2. Get advice from the Design Review Panel
  3. Planning obligations
  4. Planning performance agreements

Building Control

  1. Why choose our building control service?
  2. Find out about building control
  3. Site inspections
  4. Search for a building control application

Planning policies

  1. Guide to planning policy documents
  2. Respond to planning policy consultations
  3. Search the brownfield land register

Major projects

  1. Find out about Weyside Urban Village
  2. Find out about Ash Road Bridge
  3. Find out about the Sustainable Movement Corridor project
  4. Town Centre Regeneration Strategy

Planning and building control documents

Get copies of decision notices. Cost vary from 36p to £20.50. Contact customer services on 01483 505050 to order.