Further Information Government Planning Policy Guidance (PPG), Circulars and Regional Planning Guidance (RPG) also provide advice that needs to be taken into account by local planning authorities when formulating policies and assessing development proposals.

Surrey County Council provides facts and figures about planning issues in Surrey, and information about development plans and policies regarding developments in the county. Visit their website http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/

Visit the Government Office for the South East for information on Planning Guidance specific to the South East (RPG 9), http://www.go-se.gov.uk/

The Department of The Deputy Prime Minister provides details of planning policy and circulars (PPG's), http://www.planning.odpm.gov.uk/

For historic information on Guildford Borough, especially maps, visit the Surrey History Centre at http://www.shs.surreycc.gov.uk/

National Statistics provide a range of demographic information which can be freely downloaded, visit http://www.statistics.gov.uk/ or www.surreycc.gov.uk and go to environment and then planning and development.

For The Royal Town Planning Institute, visit www.rtpi.org.uk

If you have any queries about the Planning Policy in Guildford please contact the Council's Policy Section on 01483 444669 or 01483 444673. E mail: Local Plans