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.
Council planning record
36 Fentum Road, Guildford, GU2 9SA
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Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use, to establish whether the change of use from a Class C3 dwellinghouse to a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officer reportReport · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| Decision noticeDecision · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| Application form redactedApplication Form · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| Floor and roof plansDrawing · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed elevationsDrawing · PDF | 23 Jun 2026 | View |
| Existing plans and elevationsDrawing · PDF | 23 Jun 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.