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Planning policies

Guide to planning policy documents

Learn more about how we outline our planning policies and how to find the information you need online.

Respond to planning policy consultations

Use our planning policy consultation portal.

Search the brownfield land register

Find out about previously developed sites in Guildford that could be developed again.

Latest planning policy news

Check the latest changes which affected our policies.

Find out about the Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan

Learn about how we'll conserve and enhance the Surrey Hills' natural beauty.

Find out how we involve the community in our policies

Read our statement of community involvement.

Local Plan

  1. Guildford Local Plan
  2. Find out about Community Infrastructure Levy
  3. Policies map
  4. Examining the Local Plan

Neighbourhood planning

  1. Find out about neighbourhood planning
  2. Albury
  3. Burpham
  4. East Horsley

Read our Supplementary Planning Documents (SPDs)

Read our borough-wide planning guidance.

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