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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Pilgrims Court, Sydenham Road, Guildford, GU1 3RX
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Pilgrims Court, Sydenham Road, Guildford, GU1 3RX
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View council mapPrior notification under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended), for a proposed change of use from Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouses (Use Class C3), comprising 1 x one-bedroom flat on the lower ground floor.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| Delegated officer reportReport · PDF | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| Dorcas anai - objectApplication Document · PDF | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| Compliance officer - commentCorrespondence · PDF | 11 Jun 2025 | View |
| Surrey highways - commentCorrespondence · PDF | 9 Jun 2025 | View |
| Environment agency - commentCorrespondence · PDF | 4 Jun 2025 | View |
| Application form - redactedApplication Form · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| Planning statementApplication Document · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| Internal daylight adequacy reportApplication Document · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| Site location planDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| Existing lower ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed lower ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| Existing ground floor planDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| Existing first floor planDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| Existing roof planDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| South-east elevationDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| South-west elevationDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| North-west elevationDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| North-east elevationDrawing · PDF | 30 May 2025 | View |
| Proposed block planDrawing · PDF | 30 May 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.