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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47 Burpham Lane, Guildford, GU4 7LX
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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.
Council sourceA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceErection of a summerhouse to the rear garden together with the erection of a new 1.0m high picket fence replacing the existing hedge to the front of the property.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 17 Jun 2026 | View |
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 17 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Location planDrawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Heritage statementApplication Document · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Design & access statementApplication Document · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed summerhouse elevationsDrawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed picket fence elevations & site layoutDrawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed summer house designDrawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Proposed block planDrawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing rear garden photographPhoto · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing front hedges photographsPhoto · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing block planDrawing · PDF | 13 Apr 2026 | View |
| Existing elevations & floor planDrawing · PDF | 13 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.