If you would like to comment on a current planning application, you will need to:
Planning Services
Guildford Borough Council
Millmead House
Millmead
Guildford
GU2 4BB
Tel: 01483 444609
Email: planningenquiries@guildford.gov.uk
You will need to include the application name and reference number, as well as your name, email address and postal address. Unfortunately due to the number of written comments we receive for each application we cannot respond directly to the points you raise about the application.
Will my comments be made available to the public?
All comments received, including name and address details, will be available for public inspection, at our offices and online. Telephone numbers, email addresses and signatures are removed before files are made available online.
Will my comments be taken into account?
All comments received are passed to the case officer for consideration. Letters may take 3-5 working days to appear online. Please contact us using the details above if you believe your comments may not have been received.
We consider all of the comments we receive in the course of determining an application. However, we can only base our decision on planning policy and planning matters. These include relevant policies, government guidance, design issues, privacy, traffic, access, landscaping, noise and the impact on public amenity.
Planning considerations do not include covenants and other private property matters; the effect on property values; loss of a view; matters covered by other legislation; or the character or motives of the applicant.
How will a decision be made?
It is likely that delegated powers will be used to make a decision on the application, once the 21 day consultation period is over. This will involve the case officer visiting the site, considering the consultation responses and all other planning issues, and then making a recommendation. The Head of Planning Services, Development Control Manager or Principal Planning Officers, using delegated powers, will consider the officer's recommendation and make a decision.
In cases where there are objections, or the recommendation is for refusal, we will ask the local councillors to consider the recommendation before a decision is made. If the councillors disagree with the recommendation on planning grounds, the application will go to the next available planning committee meeting. The case officer's report will be on the case file once a decision has been made.
Can I be involved in the committee meeting?
We operate a public speaking scheme that allows the public and interested parties to address the planning committee when applications are being considered. For more information, please view our Guide to planning committee meetings [PDF] (87k).