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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St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
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Council sourceApplication under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 17 (Pedestrian Improvements) to remove of the requirement for a Copenhagen crossing on the basis that all pupil pick-up and drop-off activity is fully accommodated within the site, the proposed school generates fewer pedestrian and public transport trips than the lawful office use, the requirement fails the statutory tests in paragraph 58 of the NPPF, and an independent Stage 1 Road Safety Audit confirms that the Copenhagen crossing would introduce a safety risk at this junction of planning permission 25/P/00762 approved 24/11/2025 for the 'Proposed change of use from offices (Class E(g)(i)) to SEN independent day school (Class F1(a)) including provision of fenced recreation play area, automatic security gate, car parking, bicycle parking, bin store, acoustic fence, and associated works'
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Application for an award of costsAppeal Document · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| Statement of caseAppeal Document · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| Additional informationAppeal Document · PDF | 7 Jul 2026 | View |
| Alistair smith - supportCorrespondence · PDF | 15 May 2026 | View |
| St catherine's village association - objectCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Apr 2026 | View |
| Surrey highways commentsCorrespondence · PDF | 20 Apr 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Response to the formal highway consultation commentsApplication Document · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Transport statementApplication Document · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Scc highways comments on 25/p/00762Application Document · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Staff framework travel planApplication Document · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Planning statementApplication Document · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Road safety auditApplication Document · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed changes to pavementDrawing · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Officer reportCorrespondence · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeApplication Document · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Scc highways comments on 25/p/00762Application Document · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Scc highways correspondence with lisa bothaApplication Document · PDF | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| Rsa designers responseApplication Document · PDF | 1 Apr 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.