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
Gardeners Cottage, White Lane, Guildford, GU4 8PS
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Gardeners Cottage, White Lane, Guildford, GU4 8PS
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View council mapCertificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to determine whether the creation of a basement would be lawful
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Agent correspondenceCorrespondence | 2 Dec 2024 | View |
| Decision notice mapDecision · PDF | 2 Dec 2024 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 2 Dec 2024 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 2 Dec 2024 | View |
| Application form (redacted)Application Form · PDF | 13 Sept 2024 | View |
| Existing site photographsApplication Document · PDF | 13 Sept 2024 | View |
| Planning statementApplication Document · PDF | 13 Sept 2024 | View |
| Proposed basement floor planDrawing · PDF | 13 Sept 2024 | View |
| Ground floor plan existing and proposedDrawing · PDF | 13 Sept 2024 | View |
| Site block planDrawing · PDF | 13 Sept 2024 | View |
| Site location planDrawing · PDF | 13 Sept 2024 | View |
| Existing elevations showing extent of proposed basementDrawing · PDF | 13 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.