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St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

Awaiting decision Guildford 26/D/00029/4

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Proposal

Discharge of Condition 16 (odour control precautions) of planning permission 25/P/00762 approved ...

As published by the council, reference 26/D/00029/4

Application record

Reference
26/D/00029/4
Status
Registered
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle
Parish
Friary & St. Nicolas
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
GU2 4DU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Guildford register

This site has had 8 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/T/00237 Awaiting decision

    St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    T1 Small Lime Tree (T14) - Crown lift to 3m over footpath and drive, remove broken branches. G1 2...

    Submitted 4 Sep 2026
  • 26/P/00584 Refused

    St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    Application 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.

    Decided 31 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • 26/D/00029/3 Awaiting decision

    St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    Discharge of conditions 4 (waste and recycling facilities), 5 (enhancement), 15 (details of fixed equipment) and 16 (odour control equipment) of planning permission 25/P/00762 approved 24/11/2025.

    Submitted 23 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • 26/P/00426 At appeal

    St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    Application 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'

    Submitted 1 Apr 2026 Full applications
  • 26/D/00029/2 Awaiting decision

    St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    Discharge of condition 6 (car park management plan), 8 (staff travel plan) and 13 (management plan) of planning application 25/P/00762, approved 24/11/2025.

    Submitted 27 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 26/D/00029/1 Awaiting decision

    St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    Discharge of Condition 17 (pedestrian improvements) of planning permission 25/P/00762 approved 24/11/2025.

    Submitted 10 Mar 2026 Conditions
  • 26/D/00029 Granted

    St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    Discharge of Conditions 3 (Enclosure), 7 (Gates), 10 (EV), 11 (Cycle Facilities), 14 (Fencing) of planning permission 25/P/00762 approved 24/11/2025

    Decided 6 Jul 2026 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2026

    Received by Guildford

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 12 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Guildford took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • Application: 25/P/00762 (Decided)

Who's behind it

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Agent on file, registered in London

14 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

  • Application form redacted Application Form · 17 Aug 2026
  • Ventilation plan Drawing · 17 Aug 2026
  • Catering extract routes Drawing · 17 Aug 2026
  • Ventilation risk assessment Application Document · 17 Aug 2026
  • Odour risk compliance statement Application Document · 17 Aug 2026
  • Duct fans technical specification sheet Application Document · 17 Aug 2026

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Guildford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Guildford's median decision took 63 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    26/D/00062/1 Submitted 3 Aug 2026 0m away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~28 Sep

    Discharge of condition 3 (detailed drawings of windows and doors) of Listed Building Consent 25/P...

    Awaiting decision Windows or glazing
  • St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    26/T/00237 Submitted 4 Sep 2026 0m away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov

    T1 Small Lime Tree (T14) - Crown lift to 3m over footpath and drive, remove broken branches. G1 2...

    Awaiting decision Trees
  • Chestnut Cottage, 50 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    26/P/01076 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 0m away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

    Replacement of nine windows and the front door with painted timber joinery incorporating slim dou...

    Awaiting decision Windows or glazing 12 docs
  • Chestnut Cottage, 50 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    26/T/00088 Submitted 31 Mar 2026 2m away

    T1 Catalpa - Cut back to the red line - Canopy currently 6 metres on the east aspect, to be reduced to 5 metres spread. To reduce weight and prevent encroachment over property, limit suppression trees close proximity to each other T2 Catalpa - Cut back to the blue line - Canopy currently 7 metres on the east aspect, to be reduced to 5 metres. Due to regrowth from the previous reduction to boundary, the crown is heavily weighted on this side. To reduce weight and prevent encroachment over property, limit suppression trees close proximity to each other (St Catherines Conservation Area)

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • St Catherines Cottage, 44 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    26/D/00062 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 2m away

    Discharge of condition 3 (windows/doors details), 4 (insulation details), 6 (lime mortar specification), 7 (stone masonry details), 9 (roof lanterns details), 10 (secondary glazing details) and 11 (solar panel details) of planning permission 25/P/01179, approved on 19/01/2026.

    Split decision Conditions Windows or glazing 4 docs
  • St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU

    26/P/00426 Submitted 1 Apr 2026 2m away

    84% historically approved · decision due ~27 May

    Application 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'

    At appeal Full applications 19 docs
    Small domestic