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
Down Cottage, 6 Guildford Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9BG
Down Cottage, 6 Guildford Lane, Albury, Guildford, GU5 9BG
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View council mapCertificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish that the building to the west of Down Cottage has been utilised for ancillary residential use (Class C3) and the land has been used as residential curtilage at Down Cottage for a period of 10 years before the date of this application. (Description amended 23.10.2025)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision notice mapDecision · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| Aerial imagesPhoto · PDF | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| Legal opinionApplication Document · PDF | 31 Oct 2025 | View |
| Applicant - legal opinionApplication Document · PDF | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| Certificate map amendment agreed by agentCorrespondence · PDF | 6 Oct 2025 | View |
| Certificate map amendment agreedCorrespondence · PDF | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
| Additional infoOfficer Notes · PDF | 25 Jun 2025 | View |
| Additional information 2Correspondence · PDF | 12 Jun 2025 | View |
| Application form - redactedApplication Form · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| Statement of use of outbuildings signed letterApplication Document · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| Statuatory declaration - ross holmes johnsonApplication Document · PDF | 18 Feb 2025 | View |
| Planning statementApplication Document · PDF | 16 Feb 2025 | View |
| Statuatory declaration - mary rosamund gammonApplication Document · PDF | 16 Feb 2025 | View |
| Existing outbuilding plans and elevationsDrawing · PDF | 16 Feb 2025 | View |
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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.
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.