invalid application notification templates
Case reference FOI2026/00446
Received 25 February 2026
Published 24 March 2026
Request
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, please provide:
1. A copy of the standard template(s) your authority uses to notify applicants that a planning application has been declared invalid; and
2. The five most common reasons for invalidation (for example, the most frequently recorded reasons), in whatever format this is held.
I am not requesting any live case correspondence or any personal data, only the standard template format(s) used by the authority. If multiple templates exist (for example, householder vs full applications, or different application types), please provide each version.
Response
Please find the answers to your queries below:
1. A copy of the standard template(s) your authority uses to notify applicants that a planning application has been declared invalid.
Please find this attached.
2. The five most common reasons for invalidation (for example, the most frequently recorded reasons), in whatever format this is held.
We do not hold this information.
Yours sincerely,
FOI Team
Guildford Borough Council
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