Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Council planning record
Cherry Orchard, 8 Fort Road, Guildford, GU1 3TB
Cherry Orchard, 8 Fort Road, Guildford, GU1 3TB
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View council mapApplication under section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for a variation of condition 2 (drawing numbers) & condition 3 (materials) to allow for internal layout alterations, the addition of skylights, changes to materials and windows and a change to the design of the boundary wall & entrance gates of planning permission 22/P/00556 approved 26/10/2022 for a two storey front extension providing new entrance with bedroom over, two storey side / front extension and new vehicular and pedestrian accesses with gates and a new brick wall with wrought iron railings erected along road frontage (amended plans received on 03/08/2022 showing enlargement of two storey side extension, enlargements/alterations to rear dormer windows, changes to external facing materials, addition of rear rooflight and other alterations)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| Application form (redacted)Application Form · PDF | 9 Aug 2024 | View |
| Section a, b, c & dDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| Section a, b, c & dDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| Site block planDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| New boundary wall / fence elevationDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| Location planDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| Loft floor plan & sectionsDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| Ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| Ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| First floor planDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| First floor planDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| Side elevationsDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| Side elevationsDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| Front & back elevationsDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
| Front & back elevationsDrawing · PDF | 3 May 2024 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.