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
The Hobbit Farm, Polesden Lane, Ripley, GU23 6DX
The Hobbit Farm, Polesden Lane, Ripley, GU23 6DX
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View council mapCertificate of lawfulness for an existing use or development to establish whether the change of use of the identified land and buildings to residential use (use class C3) began more than four years before the date of this application (amended description 28/08/25).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Applicant response to commentsApplication Document · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Ripley parish council objectsCorrespondence · PDF | 22 Aug 2025 | View |
| Supporting statementApplication Document · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Location planDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Block planDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Building a plans and elevationsDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Building b plans and elevationsDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Building c plans and elevationsDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| B and s cook support letterApplication Document · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| C farrar support letterApplication Document · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Exhibit 1Application Document · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Exhibit 2Application Document · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Exhibit 3Application Document · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| J hallam statementApplication Document · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| J james statementApplication Document · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| R veres statementApplication Document · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Statutory declaration of a agacheApplication Document · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
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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.