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Guide to planning policy documents
We determine planning applications using the statutory Development Plan. This is unless material considerations show otherwise. Our development plan comprises:
- the adopted Local Plan:strategy and sites (2019)
- the extant policies in the Local Plan 2003
- any relevant neighbourhood plans
We also use guidance in supplementary planning documents. These do not form part of the development plan.
We have produced a planning policy note to explain the role of different documents. The note covers the following topics:
- Comparison between Development Plan Documents (DPD) and Supplemetary Planning Documents (SPD)
- The weight given to Neighbourhood Plans
- The status of policies contained within the 2003 Guildford Local plan
You can view the
Guide to planning policy documents [128.23KB]
here. We hope this document is helpful, but know this is a complicated subject. If you would like more help understandng it, please get in touch by email to planningpolicy@guildford.gov.uk