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Get ready to vote on 7 May 2026 for who will represent you on West Surrey Council. This will replace Surrey County Council and 11 borough and district councils (including Guildford) from 1 April 2027.

Find out more information about the upcoming election.

Get licensing advice

What we offer

We offer three application advice services to help you with your licensing application before you submit it. 

These are pre-submission services. The aim is to help you to fix any problems which may come up during the application process. It makes sure the application has all the information and conditions the council would expect to be in place. The advice we give is for guidance only. Using this service does not guarantee an application will be granted.

You can get pre-application licensing advice for: