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

At appeal Guildford 26/P/00426 Full Application

At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.

Proposal

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'

As published by the council, reference 26/P/00426

Application record

Reference
26/P/00426
Type
Full Application
Status
Appeal Received
Received
1 Apr 2026
Validated
1 Apr 2026
Ward
St Nicolas
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 Decided

    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...

    Decided 23 Oct 2026
  • 26/D/00029/4 Awaiting decision

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

    Discharge of Condition 16 (odour control precautions) of planning permission 25/P/00762 approved 24/11/2025

    Submitted 17 Aug 2026 Conditions
  • 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/D/00029/2 Split 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.

    Decided 26 Jun 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. 1 Apr 2026

    Received by Guildford

  2. 30 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 May 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

  • Appeal: 6010990 (Appeal Started)
  • Application: 25/P/00762 (Decided)

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Space M Studio Limited Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 2018 · London

16 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils

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Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

  • Application for an award of costs Appeal Document · 07 Jul 2026
  • Statement of case Appeal Document · 07 Jul 2026
  • Additional information Appeal Document · 07 Jul 2026
  • Alistair smith - support Correspondence · 15 May 2026
  • St catherine's village association - object Correspondence · 30 Apr 2026
  • Surrey highways comments Correspondence · 20 Apr 2026
  • Application form redacted Application Form · 01 Apr 2026
  • Response to the formal highway consultation comments Application Document · 01 Apr 2026
  • Transport statement Application Document · 01 Apr 2026
  • Scc highways comments on 25/p/00762 Application Document · 01 Apr 2026
  • Staff framework travel plan Application Document · 01 Apr 2026
  • Planning statement Application Document · 01 Apr 2026
  • Road safety audit Application Document · 01 Apr 2026
  • Proposed changes to pavement Drawing · 01 Apr 2026
  • Officer report Correspondence · 01 Apr 2026
  • Decision notice Application Document · 01 Apr 2026
  • Scc highways comments on 25/p/00762 Application Document · 01 Apr 2026
  • Scc highways correspondence with lisa botha Application Document · 01 Apr 2026
  • Rsa designers response Application Document · 01 Apr 2026

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What happens at appeal

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    26/T/00088 Submitted 31 Mar 2026 50 yards 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)

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

    26/D/00062 Submitted 20 Apr 2026 50 yards 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.

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

    26/D/00029/4 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 50 yards away

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    26/D/00062/1 Submitted 3 Aug 2026 50 yards away

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

    25/P/01178 Submitted 22 Aug 2025 50 yards away

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    Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +3 25 docs
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    25/P/01179 Submitted 22 Aug 2025 50 yards away

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Extension Loft or dormer +3 25 docs
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