26/P/00426Planning Application 26/P/00426
Full application at St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU, Guildford. View planning documents, track the decision and get email alerts on updates.
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'
26/P/00426
St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU
This is a full planning application for a change of use at St Catherines Court, 46-48 Portsmouth Road, Guildford, GU2 4DU. Guildford has handled 2,983 applications of this type and approves 81% of them, typically deciding them in 62 days. It was submitted on 1 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the St Catherines Guildford Town Centre conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There have been 6 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across St Nicolas. We hold 704 applications in total for the GU2 postcode area.
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