Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
Erection of a 2 storey 3 bedroom dwelling to the rear including associated access, parking and landscaping (resubmission of CH/23/0252)
Proposal details
- Reference
- CH/23/0390
- Alternative references
- PP-12619135
- Ward
- Rawnsley
- Agent
- John Mason
- UPRN
- 100032224428
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Access StatementPDNAS | Not published | View |
| Approved 12.3.24 - Tree ReportPAPPDWG | Not published | View |
| Approved 12.3.24 - Landscape PlanPAPPDWG | Not published | View |
| Application Form RedactedPAPPFRM | Not published | View |
| Existing PlansPPLAN | 24 Nov 2023 | View |
| Coal Mining Assessment RedactedPCOAL | 27 Nov 2023 | View |
| Additional Tree InformationPADDINFO | 5 Dec 2023 | View |
| Env Health commentsPCONSULT | 6 Dec 2023 | View |
| Landscape commentsPCONSULT | 12 Dec 2023 | View |
| The Coal Authority commentsPCONSULT | 19 Dec 2023 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| Further objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 20 Dec 2023 | View |
| Policy commentsPCONSULT | 21 Dec 2023 | View |
| Approved 12.3.24 - Amended Plan - Proposed plansPAPPDWG | 10 Jan 2024 | View |
| Amended Plan - Existing Topo site planPAMDPLAN | 10 Jan 2024 | View |
| Further comments receivedPNEIGHCO | 10 Jan 2024 | View |
| Environmental Health further commentsPCONSULT | 11 Jan 2024 | View |
| The Coal Authority further commentsPCONSULT | 16 Jan 2024 | View |
| Parks & Open Spaces further commentsPCONSULT | 25 Jan 2024 | View |
| SCC Highways commentsPCONSULT | 31 Jan 2024 | View |
| Further objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 1 Feb 2024 | View |
| Officer Committee ReportPOFFREP | 20 Feb 2024 | View |
| Officer update reportPOFFREP | 27 Feb 2024 | View |
| decision noticePDECNOT | 12 Mar 2024 | View |
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Application timeline
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Decision due date
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Decision & conditions
decision noticePlanning conditions
- The development to which this permission relates must be begun not later than the expiration of three years beginning with the date on which this permission is granted. Reason To comply with the requirements of Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990.
- No part of the development hereby approved shall be undertaken above ground level until details of the materials to be used for the external surfaces have been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. Reason In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure compliance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP15, CP16, RTC3 (where applicable) and the NPPF.
- Construction activities, including deliveries and ground works, shall be restricted to the following times: • 08:00 – 18:00 Monday to Friday. • 08:00 – 13:00 Saturday. Construction shall not be undertaken on a Sunday or a public holiday. Reason To mitigate potential adverse impacts from construction noise on residential amenity.
- Where the coal mining risk assessment has identified an unacceptable risk from land contamination, suitable and sufficient site investigations, carried out in accordance with Environment Agency Land Contamination: Risk Management guidance, shall be undertaken to determine the significance of that contamination. A report on the findings of such investigations shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval. Where site investigations have confirmed unacceptable risks from land contamination, potential remediation options should be appraised and a remediation strategy, prepared in accordance with Environment Agency Land Contamination: Risk Management guidance, shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval. The developer shall implement the approved remediation strategy in accordance with Environment Agency Land Contamination: Risk Management guidance, following which a verification report shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval. Reason To ensure that risks from land contamination to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised, together with those to controlled waters, property and ecological systems in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework Para 189.
- Prior to the commencement of any on site development, an Arboricultural Method Statement detailing the following shall be provided: a) Existing and proposed level details are provided across the site from west to east, to determine if any excavation or material build up is occurring within the RPA’s. b) Detail of service runs and any impacts on existing trees. c) Detail of hard landscaping outside of utility room into garden to be provided. d) Clarification that protective fencing is offset adequately from the property to allow for service runs, foundations and scaffolding. e) Installation and retention of Protective fencing. f) Required pruning works to facilitate development. g) Ground protection. h) Works within Root Protection Areas. Reason To ensure the retention and protection of the existing vegetation which makes an important contribution to the visual amenity of the area. In accordance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP12, CP14 and the NPPF.
- Following demolition of the front garage but prior to the commencement of any further construction, development or site preparation works (including any actions likely to interfere with the biological function of the retained trees and hedges), approved protective fencing shall be erected in the positions shown on the approved Site Plan 2832-02 Rev D to form a Tree Protection Zone. Within the enclosed area known as the Tree Protection Zone, no work will be permitted without the written consent of the Local Planning Authority. No storage of material, equipment or vehicles will be permitted within this zone. Service routes will not be permitted to cross the Tree Protection Zones unless written consent of the Local Planning Authority is obtained. The Tree Protection Zone will be maintained intact and the vegetation within maintained until the cessation of all construction works or until the Local Planning Authority gives written consent for variation. Reason To ensure the retention and protection of the existing vegetation which makes an important contribution to the visual amenity of the area. In accordance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP12, CP14 and the NPPF.
- Following demolition of the front garage but prior to the commencement of any further construction, a scheme detailing the external environment-landscape, including planting, fencing, walls, surface treatment & construction details for the site has been submitted to and approved by the Local Planning Authority. The details shall be in the form as specified in Annex C of the Supplementary Planning Guidance 'Trees, Landscape and Development'. Reason In the interest of visual amenity of the area and in accrdance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP12, CP14 and the NPPF.
- Notwithstanding the details provided, a revised scheme for the provision of bat and bird boxes shall be provided prior to development above ground floor level. The submitted scheme shall indicate the new positioning of integral bat and bird boxes and their proposed height. The dwelling hereby permitted shall not be occupied until the submitted details have been approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority and the bat/bird boxes have been put in place in line with the approved details. The boxes shall be maintained for the lifetime of the development. Reason In the interests of enhancing bird and bat breeding habitat in accordance with Policy CP12 of the Cannock Chase Local Plan and the NPPF.
- Following demolition of the front garage but prior to the commencement of any further construction, development or site preparation works; a) a scheme of intrusive investigations shall be carried out on site to establish the risks posed to the development by past shallow coal mining activity; and b) any remediation works and/or mitigation measures to address land instability arising from coal mining legacy, as may be necessary, have been implemented on site in full in order to ensure that the site is made safe and stable for the development proposed. The intrusive site investigations and remedial works shall be carried out in accordance with authoritative UK guidance. Reason To ensure that risks from Coal Mining Legacy to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework Para 189.
- Prior to the occupation of the development, or it being taken into beneficial use, a signed statement or declaration prepared by a suitably competent person confirming that the site is, or has been made, safe and stable for the approved development shall be submitted to the Local Planning Authority for approval in writing. This document shall confirm the methods and findings of the intrusive site investigations and the completion of any remedial works and/or mitigation necessary to address the risks posed by past coal mining activity. Reason To ensure that risks from Coal Mining Legacy to the future users of the land and neighbouring land are minimised in accordance with the National Planning Policy Framework Para 189.
- The development hereby permitted shall not be brought into use until the access, parking and turning areas have been provided in a bound and porous material in accordance with the submitted Drawing No:2832-02 Revision D ‘Proposed New Dwelling’ and shall thereafter be retained for the lifetime of the development. Reason In the interests of assuring sufficient parking for the use of the development in line with Local Plan Policy CP10.
- No development (including demolition) shall take place until a Highways Construction Management Plan has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved Statement shall be adhered to throughout the construction period. The statement shall provide for :- • A site compound with associated temporary buildings • The parking of vehicles of site operatives and visitors • Times of deliveries including details of loading and unloading of plant and materials • Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development • Approximate Duration of works • Wheel wash facilities Reason In the interests of assuring sufficient parking for the use of the development in line with Local Plan Policy CP10.
- 1 - Ground Investigations and groundworks Under the Coal Industry Act 1994 any intrusive activities which disturb or enter any coal seams, coal mine workings or coal mine entries (shafts and adits) require the prior written permission of the Coal Authority since these activities can have serious public health and safety implications. Such activities could include site investigation boreholes, excavations for foundations, piling activities, other ground works and any subsequent treatment of coal mine workings and coal mine entries for ground stability purposes. Failure to obtain permission to enter or disturb our property will result in the potential for court action. Application forms for Coal Authority permission and further guidance can be obtained from The Coal Authority’s website at: www.gov.uk/get-a-permit-to-deal-with-a-coal-mine-on-your-property.
- 2 - Shallow coal seams In areas where shallow coal seams are present caution should be taken when carrying out any on site burning or heat focused activities.
- In accordance with paragraph 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework the Local Planning Authority has worked with the applicant in a positive and proactive manner to approve the proposed development, which accords with the Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework.
