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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Chestnut Farm Cottage, Chestnut Farm, Ockham Lane, Ockham, Woking, GU23 6NP
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Council sourceCertificate of lawfulness for an existing use to establish whether the change of use to a single dwelling house began more than four years before the date of this application.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 28 May 2026 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 28 May 2026 | View |
| Ockham parish council - objectCorrespondence · PDF | 24 Nov 2025 | View |
| Statuatory declaration of truth 2Application Document · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Statuatory declaration of truth 1Application Document · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Site location planDrawing · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Attachment summaryApplication Document · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Application form - redactedApplication Form · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Cover letterApplication Document · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Electricity bills 20/21/22Application Document · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Electricity bills 2021Application Document · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Electricity bills 2025Application Document · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Electricity bills 2024Application Document · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
| Electricity bills 2023Application Document · PDF | 8 Oct 2025 | View |
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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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.