St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU Data via plota.co.uk
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 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' Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 27 May 2026.
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
Other documents 6
Associated applications 8
Part of
Conditions 3, 7, 10, 11, 14 discharged · 16, 17 awaiting decision · 4, 5, 6, 8, 13, 15 decided (outcome not recorded)
- VariationApplication under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 17…This application26/P/00426
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Site constraints 7
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- 45 mAbbots Cottage and Priory Cottage (Formerly Listed As Priory House) Priory House, Abbots Cottage and Priory CottageGrade II
- 53 mSt Catherine's CottageGrade II
- 66 mBraboeuf CottageGrade II
- 73 m64, Portsmouth RoadGrade II
- 84 mThe ValleyGrade II
- 92 mThe Ship Public HouseGrade II
- 108 mThe ValleyGrade II
- 119 mSt Catherine's Priory and Cottages Adjoining to NorthGrade II
- 143 mSt Catherines Barn Approximately 15 Metres to South South East of Picards ManorGrade II
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Public comments
67% object · below the UK average of 74%
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14806989
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14806989
- Neighbours
- 16 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 17 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 9 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
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.
- Received
- 26 May 2025
- Decided
- 24 Nov 2025
- Outcome
- Approved
The consultation period closed on 9 May 2026.