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
Use of Unit 1 for Class E(a) retail for sale of convenience goods, external alterations, alterations to car park, formation of new car parking spaces, demolition of garden centre building, erection of trolley bays and installation of new plant
Proposal details
- Reference
- CH/25/0187
- Alternative references
- PP-14001298
- Ward
- Norton Canes
- Parish
- Norton Canes CP
- Agent
- Charlotte Tate
- UPRN
- 200003096451
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Planning StatementPSUPPSTA | Not published | View |
| Delivery and Servicing PlanPSUPPSTA | Not published | View |
| Travel PlanPTRAVPL | Not published | View |
| Transport AssessmentPTRANSAS | Not published | View |
| Flood Risk AssessmentPFLOORP | Not published | View |
| Operator StatementPSUPPSTA | Not published | View |
| Design and Access StatementPDNAS | Not published | View |
| Approved 25.9.25 - Proposed Trolley Bay DetailPAPPDWG | Not published | View |
| Existing ElevationsPPLAN | Not published | View |
| Existing Roof PlanPROOF | Not published | View |
| Existing Ground and First Floor PlanPFLOORP | Not published | View |
| Existing Site PlanPSITEPLA | Not published | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataPAPPFRM | Not published | View |
| Cover Letter - redactedPSUPPSTA | 5 Jun 2025 | View |
| Noise LetterPNOISEAS | 5 Jun 2025 | View |
| Approved 25.9.25 - Existing Site Location PlanPAPPDWG | 20 Jun 2025 | View |
| Proposed Plant ElevationsPPLAN | 20 Jun 2025 | View |
| Cadent Gas pipe location planPCONSULT | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| Cadent Gas commentsPCONSULT | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| South Staffs water email to Cadent GasPCONSULT | 1 Jul 2025 | View |
| Approved 25.9.25 - Amended Plan - Proposed Site PlanPAPPDWG | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| Approved 25.9.25 - Amended Plan - Proposed Ground Floor PlanPAPPDWG | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| Approved 25.9.25 - Amended Plan - Proposed Roof PlanPAPPDWG | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| Approved 25.9.25 - Amended Plan - Proposed ElevationsPAPPDWG | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| Approved 25.9.25 - Amended Plan - Proposed Fencing DetailsPAPPDWG | 11 Jul 2025 | View |
| Ecology Officer commentsPCONSULT | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| Staffs Police CommentsPCONSULT | 15 Jul 2025 | View |
| Environmental Health CommentsPCONSULT | 16 Jul 2025 | View |
| Policy CommentsPCONSULT | 22 Jul 2025 | View |
| Highways commentsPCONSULT | 8 Aug 2025 | View |
| Severn Trent Water commentsPCONSULT | 21 Aug 2025 | View |
| DRAFT Unilateral UndertakingPS106 | 26 Aug 2025 | View |
| officer reportPOFFREP | 25 Sept 2025 | View |
| S106 UU signed by M&SPS106 | 25 Sept 2025 | View |
| S106 UU signed by Mary Street Estate LtdPS106 | 25 Sept 2025 | View |
| decision noticePDECNOT | 25 Sept 2025 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Publicity end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceSite notice end date
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Council sourceDecision due date
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Council sourceExtension date
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Council source
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.
- The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 7671ORB001APL210P00-Proposed Trolley Bay Details 13.05.25 7671-ORB001-A-PL-101-P01-Existing Location Plan 09.06.25 7671-ORB001-A-PL-202-P01-Proposed Site Plan 7671-ORB001-A-PL-203-P03-Proposed Ground Floor Plan 7671-ORB001-A-PL-205-P01-Proposed Roof Plan 7671-ORB001-A-PL-206-P01-Proposed Elevations 7671-ORB001-A-PL-211-P02-Proposed Fencing Details Reason For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
- The proposed car parking, accesses, servicing and circulation areas as shown on the approved plan Drawing Number 250054 Revision P00 ‘Proposed Site Plan’ shall be sustainably drained, hard surfaced in a bound material, lit and marked out prior to the first occupation of the building hereby permitted. Thereafter these parking areas shall be retained in accordance with the approved plans for the lifetime of the development. Reason In the interest of highway safety.
- Notwithstanding any details shown on the approved plans no development shall be brought into use until details indicating the following have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority: - full details of secure and weatherproof cycle parking facilities for customers and staff and locker facilities for staff within the curtilage of the site, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The cycle parking and locker facilities shall thereafter be constructed in accordance with the approved details shall thereafter be retained as such for the lifetime of the development. Reason In the interest of promoting sustainable forms of travel, in accordance with Policy CP10 of the Cannock Chase Local Plan 2014 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
- The approved Travel Plan, produced by Caneparo Associates dated May 2025, shall be implemented in accordance with the timetable set out in that plan unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Discount vouchers for active travel and/or to offer all staff a free 4 week bus taster ticket are requested. Annual surveys with a minimum 80% response rate to questionnaire surveys and reports demonstrating progress in promoting sustainable transport measures shall be submitted annually on each anniversary of the date of the planning consent to smarter.travel@staffordshire.gov.uk for approval for a period of five years from first occupation of the development permitted by this consent. Reason In the interest of promoting sustainable forms of travel, in accordance with Policy CP10 of the Cannock Chase Local Plan 2014 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
- Coal Authority The proposed development lies within a coal mining area which may contain unrecorded coal mining related hazards. If any coal mining feature is encountered during development, this should be reported immediately to the Coal Authority on 0345 762 6848. Further information is also available on the Coal Authority website at: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/the-coal-authority
- Cadent Gas Cadent Gas Ltd own and operate the gas infrastructure within the area of your development. There may be a legal interest (easements and other rights) in the land that restrict activity in proximity to Cadent assets in private land. The applicant must ensure that the proposed works do not infringe on legal rights of access and or restrictive covenants that exist. If buildings or structures are proposed directly above the apparatus the development may only take place following diversion of the apparatus. The applicant should apply online to have apparatus diverted in advance of any works, by visiting cadentgas.com/diversions Prior to carrying out works, including the construction of access points, please register on www.linesearchbeforeudig.co.uk to submit details of the planned works for review, ensuring requirements are adhered to.
- The development hereby approved shall take place in full accordance with the Cycle2Work scheme as set out in the approved Travel Plan, produced by Caneparo Associates dated May 2025, and this shall be implemented prior to the first occupation and retained for the development’s lifetime unless otherwise agreed in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Reason In the interest of promoting sustainable forms of travel, in accordance with Policy CP10 of the Cannock Chase Local Plan 2014 and the National Planning Policy Framework.
