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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Whitebeams, Beech Avenue, Effingham, Leatherhead, KT24 5PJ
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Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development to establish whether the creation of an in-ground swimming pool and associated pool plant building would be lawful
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 12 Feb 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 12 Feb 2026 | View |
| Decision notice mapDecision · PDF | 11 Feb 2026 | View |
| Location planDrawing · PDF | 2 Dec 2025 | View |
| Site plan as existingDrawing · PDF | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
| Site plan as proposedDrawing · PDF | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
| Design statement for pool applicationApplication Document · PDF | 1 Dec 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 19 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.