Committees

Full Council

Meetings of all elected councillors

Overview & Scrutiny

Holds the cabinet and council to account

Guildford and Waverley Joint Overview & Scrutiny Committee › Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Resources (up to October 2025) › Overview and Scrutiny Committee – Services (up to October 2025) › Overview & Scrutiny Committee (New) › West Surrey Shadow Authority Overview and Scrutiny Committee ›

Planning

Decides planning applications and development policy

Planning Committee ›

Licensing

Considers licensing applications and policy

Licensing Committee › Licensing Regulatory Sub-Committee › Licensing Sub Committee ›

Standards

Upholds standards of conduct for councillors

Corporate Governance and Standards Committee (up to May 2025) › Guildford and Waverley Joint Standards Committee › Standards Committee (up to October 2025) › West Surrey Shadow Authority Standards Committee ›

▸ Show 17 other committees (working groups, internal bodies)

Audit and Risk Committee › Climate Change Board › Constitution › Executive › Executive Shareholder and Trustee Committee › Guildford & Waverley Joint Executive Committee › Guildford and Waverley Joint Appeals Committee › Guildford and Waverley Joint Constitutions Review Group › Guildford and Waverley Joint Governance Committee › Guildford and Waverley Joint Senior Staff Committee › Housing Operations Board › West Surrey Shadow Authority › West Surrey Shadow Authority › West Surrey Shadow Authority Audit and Governance Committee › West Surrey Shadow Authority Constitution › West Surrey Shadow Authority Employment Committee › Your Library ›