Planning application
St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Small Lime Tree (T14) - Crown lift to 3m over footpath and drive, remove broken branches. G1 2...
As published by the council, reference 26/T/00237
Application record
- Reference
- 26/T/00237
- Status
- Registered
- Received
- 4 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- 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.
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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'
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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.
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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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Sep 2026
Received by Guildford
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7 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 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.
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.
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St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
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'
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