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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Second floor, 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ
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Second floor, 173A High Street, Guildford, GU1 3AJ
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View council mapPrior approval under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3) to convert the existing space to form 3 apartments.
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|---|---|---|
| Discharge of condition 3Decision · PDF | 22 Sept 2026 | View |
| Discharge of condition 4Decision · PDF | 12 Aug 2026 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 31 Mar 2025 | View |
| Environment agency responseCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Feb 2025 | View |
| Environment agency responseCorrespondence · PDF | 27 Feb 2025 | View |
| Environment agency - commentCorrespondence · PDF | 19 Feb 2025 | View |
| Environmental health officer responseCorrespondence · PDF | 5 Feb 2025 | View |
| Surrey highways - commentCorrespondence · PDF | 3 Feb 2025 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Noise assessment update technical memorandumApplication Document · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Daylight assessment reportApplication Document · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Space standards scheduleApplication Document · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Prior notification letterApplication Document · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| External building fabric reportApplication Document · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Existing first floor planDrawing · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Existing ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Existing second floor planDrawing · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Existing north street elevationDrawing · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Proposed first floor planDrawing · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Proposed ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Proposed second floor planDrawing · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Proposed north street elevationDrawing · PDF | 24 Jan 2025 | View |
| Existing & proposed block plan & site location planDrawing · PDF | 24 Jan 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.