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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5 Selbourne Road, Guildford, GU4 7JP
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Council sourceCertificate of lawfulness for proposed development to establish whether the conversion of the existing garage into habitable accommodation with alteration to the existing windows and doors and addition of roof lights to the existing garage roof. (amended on 08/06/2026)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 19 Jun 2026 | View |
| Decision notice mapDecision · PDF | 18 Jun 2026 | View |
| Amended proposed floor plans site & location plans option 1Drawing · PDF | 8 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 10 Apr 2026 | View |
| Superseded proposed elevations, floor plans, roof plans & site block planDrawing · PDF | 10 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing elevations, floor plans, roof plans & site block planDrawing · PDF | 10 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.