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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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Debenhams, Millbrook, Guildford, GU1 3UU
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Non Material Amendment to planning permission 21/P/02232 approved 28/03/2023 for the 'Demolition of existing building and erection of two buildings comprising residential accommodation (Use Class C3), flexible retail floorspace (Use Class E) and cinema (Sui Generis), together with car and cycle parking, plant and all highways, landscaping and other associated works.' to make internal changes to the apartment layouts, corridor lengths, residential amenity, and basement updates together with external changes to the roof height, plant changes at roof level to the Town Centre and Riverside Buildings, ground floor fa�ade adjustments including the introduction of skirting of the Riverside Building, windows and inset balconies, and make changes to the Riverside Building Pocket Square and Courtyard Fa�ade
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Nma decision noticeDecision · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| Non-material amendment decisionDecision · PDF | 16 Jul 2026 | View |
| Guildford society - objectCorrespondence · PDF | 20 May 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Nma covering letterApplication Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design & access statement 1/10Application Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design & access statement 2/10Application Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design & access statement 10/10Application Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design & access statement 3/10Application Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design & access statement 4/10Application Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design & access statement 5/10Application Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design & access statement 6/10Application Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design & access statement 7/10Application Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design & access statement 8/10Application Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design & access statement 9/10Application Document · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Level 00 ground floor - general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Level 01- general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Level 02- general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Level 06 - general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Level 07 - general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Basement level - general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Roof level - general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed typical floor (3rd-4th) - general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Level 05 - general arrangement planDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed east elevation - general arrangement elevationDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed north elevation - general arrangement elevationDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed west elevation - general arrangement elevationDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed south elevation riverside building - general arrangement elevationDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed courtyard elevations riverside building - general arrangement elevationDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed residential street elevations - general arrangement elevationDrawing · PDF | 19 Mar 2026 | 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.
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Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.