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Upcoming elections

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.

Timetable for our Local Plan

We are preparing a new timetable in line with Government's new plan-making process.

This will replace our current timetable reflected in our Local Development Scheme, 2025. This is necessary as there are new 2026 Government regulations for plan-making, which we need to follow.

Our Local Development Scheme 2025 (PDF, 241 KB)(opens new window) shows:

  • what documents we'll prepare
  • when we'll prepare them

This was agreed by the Council's Executive on 27 February 2025. View the decision and the papers.

For more information, call 01483 505050 or email planningpolicy@guildford.gov.uk.