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.
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Site at Second Floor (Front), 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ
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Site at Second Floor (Front), 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ
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View council mapApplication to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA for the change of use of Class E space to form 3 apartments.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 13 Dec 2024 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 13 Dec 2024 | View |
| Scc highways responseCorrespondence · PDF | 18 Nov 2024 | View |
| Environment agency - commentCorrespondence · PDF | 7 Nov 2024 | View |
| Environmental health officer commentsCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Nov 2024 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Space standards scheduleApplication Document · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Existing & proposed block planDrawing · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Proposed second floor planDrawing · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Proposed north street elevationDrawing · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Proposed ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Proposed first floor planDrawing · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Prior notification letterApplication Document · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| External building fabric reportApplication Document · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Existing second floor planDrawing · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Existing north street elevationDrawing · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Existing ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
| Existing first floor planDrawing · PDF | 21 Oct 2024 | View |
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Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
A published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
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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.