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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Bargate Cottage, Suffield Lane, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1BG
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Council sourceCertificate of Lawfulness for existing use to establish whether the change of use to use as 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| Location planDrawing · PDF | 8 Apr 2026 | View |
| Photo of front of the propertyPhoto | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Cover letterApplication Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Electricity bill 2021Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Electricity bill 2022Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Electricity bill 2023Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Electricity bill 2024Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Electricity bill 2025Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Ground floor worksPhoto | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| First floor worksPhoto | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| First floor works 2Photo | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Pre existing floor plansDrawing · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Photo of propertyPhoto · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Kitchen worksPhoto | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Kitchen works 2Photo | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Ground floorPhoto · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| South east water bill 25-26Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| South east water bill 254-25Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| 4 pillars electricity bill 25Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| 4 pillars electricity bill 24Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| 4 pillars electricity bill 23Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| 4 pillars electricity bill 21-22Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| 4 pillars electricity bill 21Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Existing floor plansDrawing · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Statutory declarationApplication Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Statutory declaration 2Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Photo of worksPhoto · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Bargate cottage - water bill 25-26Application Document · PDF | 26 Mar 2026 | View |
| Bargate cottage - water bill 24-25Application Document · PDF | 26 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.
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.