The Local Plan was adopted in 2003 and can be downloaded from the link below.
Please note, the following policies and proposals have expired:
- Policy H1 housing provision.
- Policy H10 new residential development.
- Policy S1 major new retail development.
- Proposal GT4 Seeboard site, Woodbridge Road.
- Policy RE7 protection of the best and most versatile agricultural land.
- Policy HE11 scheduled ancient monuments and other sites and monuments of national importance.
- Proposal U1 University of Surrey.
The Local Plan (2003) will be replaced by the Guildford Development Framework (GDF) in the future. To see how this work is progressing, visit our GDF webpage.
To view the Local Plan
Visit our planning helpdesk to view a hard copy of the Local Plan and Proposal Maps.
To view the Local Plan Proposal Maps online
Use our Maps Online (this page opens in a new window) service.
To purchase a copy of the Local Plan
Send a cheque (made payable to Guildford Borough Council) to Planning Services at Guildford Borough Council using the postal details below.
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If you are a resident of the borough, the cost is £15 + £4.30 postage and packaging.
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If you live outside the borough, the cost is £35 + £4.30 postage and packaging.
If you would like a copy of the Local Plan in large print, Braille, audiocassette, another format or in a different language, please contact the Planning Policy team.
Saving Local Plan policies and resulting changes to the Local Plan
Guildford Borough Council received a Direction from the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government in 2007. This outlines which Guildford Borough Local Plan 2003 policies would remain in effect beyond 27 September 2007 and those which would expire after this date. This Direction can be viewed below.
Guidance on which policies have expired as a result of the Direction, and information on the implications of the loss of these policies can be viewed below. Please note, as a result, there are also changes to the Local Plan Proposals Maps.
Guildford Borough Council’s original request statement to the Secretary of State can be viewed below.
Other updates to the Local Plan
Some of the Local Plan policies have been updated by information provided in adopted Supplementary Planning Documents (SPD). For example, the affordable housing and planning benefits policies were clarified by the Infrastructure SPD and parking standards were updated by the Vehicle Parking Standards SPD. You can view all of our adopted SPDs from our publications page.
Planning Policy
Planning Services
Guilford Borough Council
Millmead House
Millmead
Guildford
GU2 4BB
Tel: 01483 444471
Email: planningpolicy@guildford.gov.uk