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
40 Springfield Road, Guildford, GU1 4DP
40 Springfield Road, Guildford, GU1 4DP
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View council mapCertificate of Proposed Lawful Development for Change of Use from Class C3 to C4 HMO for no more than six people as Permitted Development.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Site photos (redacted)Application Document · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Application form (redacted)Application Form · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Existing site block planDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Location planDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Proposed drawings pack before splittingDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Existing drawings pack before splittingDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Existing site plansDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Existing floor plansDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Existing elevations & sectionDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Proposed site plansDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Proposed floor plansDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | View |
| Proposed elevations & sectionDrawing · PDF | 5 Mar 2025 | 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.