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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Orchard Cottage, Back Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SA
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Orchard Cottage, Back Lane, East Clandon, Guildford, GU4 7SA
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View council mapCertificate of lawfulness for existing use, to establish whether the use of the dwelling without compliance with the agricultural occupancy condition pursuant to GU/R 9061 began more than 10 years before the date of this application.
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| Decision notice mapDecision · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| Delegated officer reportReport · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| East clandon parish council - commentCorrespondence · PDF | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| Supporting letterApplication Document · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| Appeal decision letterApplication Document · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| Town & country planning act 1947Application Document · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| Location planDrawing · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| Location planDrawing · PDF | 23 Jul 2025 | View |
| Block planDrawing · PDF | 23 Jul 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.