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 (Pupil Occupancy) to amend the condition so that the crossing is required only when pupil occupancy reaches 24 students of planning permission Ref:25/P/00762 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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| Officer reportReport · PDF | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
| Surrey highways - commentCorrespondence · PDF | 30 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 30 Apr 2026 | View |
| Supporting planning statementApplication Document · PDF | 30 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.