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Summary of GBC Planning Decisions – June 18, 2025

Guildford Borough Council has provided the following summary of the decisions taken by the Planning Committee at their meeting in Millmead on Wednesday, March 21. The webcast of the meeting,…

Letter: Reflecting on the Juneja Case Shows the Importance of the Monitoring Officer Role

From Bernard Quoroll In response to: Flashback – There Are Lessons To Learn from the Juneja Case – The Council Must Admit It Martin Giles’ opinion piece from ten years…

Opinion: We Must Plan To Deal with Guildford Gridlock

By John Rigg Chair of the Guildford Vision Group (GVG) Guildford really can’t go on much longer without a plan to deal with traffic in and around town. The recent…

Flashback: There Are Lessons To Learn from the Juneja Case – The Council Must Admit It

Flashback looks at Dragon NEWS stories of a decade ago. Ten years ago this week the Dragon editor opined on Guildford Borough Council’s excuses over the Juneja affair… First published…

Highways Bulletin: Campaign for Better Transport

The information for this bulletin comes from Surrey County Council and is written by them. See interactive map here. Report potholes and highway issues here. Junction 10, M25 news here.…

Check on Forgetful Neighbours During Hot Weather Urges Alzheimer’s Society

By Joshua Brown A yellow heat-health warning is now in effect across Surrey from today until Saturday (June 21). The Alzheimer’s Society is urging residents to check in on friends,…

Letter: Nothing Prepared Me for the Scene of Destruction

From Andrew Halliday See also: Tree Felling Has Caused ‘Stomach-churning’ Distress, Parish Council Told I am writing to express my deep shock and sadness concerning the destruction of the beautiful…

Letter: Recreational Rowing Might Be the Answer

From David Roberts Warning: the following is a homage to the sport of rowing and a shameless advertisement for my local sports club. Look away now if that sounds boring.…

Final Phase of Deepcut Redevelopment Approved

By Chris Caulfield local democracy reporter The final planning application of the 1,200-home Deepcut regeneration project has been approved. Deepcut lies just across the Guildford borough boundary from Pirbright. The…

Letter: How Surveys of Public Opinion Should Be Organised

From Bernard Quoroll former local authority CEO In response to: Revealed Survey Shows SCC’s Preferred Two-unitary Option Has Least Public Support Here is how such surveys to judge public opinion…