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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
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of 2no. detached two storey dwellings
Proposal details
- Reference
- CH/25/0223
- Alternative references
- PP-14195705
- Ward
- Etching HIll & the Heath
- Parish
- Rugeley CP
- Agent
- William Brearley
- UPRN
- 100031645576
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Design and Access StatementPDNAS | Not published | View |
| Planning StatementPSUPPSTA | Not published | View |
| Daylight and Sunlight AssessmentPSUPPSTA | Not published | View |
| BNG Exemption StatementPSUPPSTA | Not published | View |
| Approved 21.1.26 - Proposed Boundary TreatmentsPAPPDWG | Not published | View |
| Existing Plans and ElevationsPPLAN | Not published | View |
| Artisitic Impression RearPPLAN | Not published | View |
| Artisitic Impression FrontPPLAN | Not published | View |
| Artistic ImpressionPPLAN | Not published | View |
| Approved 21.1.26 - Proposed Site SectionPAPPDWG | Not published | View |
| Approved 21.1.26 - Proposed Street ScenePAPPDWG | Not published | View |
| Approved 21.1.26 - Plot 2 - Plans and ElevationsPAPPDWG | Not published | View |
| Approved 21.1.26 - Plot 1 - Plans and ElevationsPAPPDWG | Not published | View |
| Approved 21.1.26 - Site Location PlanPAPPDWG | Not published | View |
| Environmental Health commentsPCONSULT | 1 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| Attachment to objector's letterPNEIGHCO | 4 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 6 Aug 2025 | View |
| Ecology Officer commentsPCONSULT | 7 Aug 2025 | View |
| Highways commentsPCONSULT | 11 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 11 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 11 Aug 2025 | View |
| Landscape commentsPCONSULT | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 12 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Revised Application formPAPPFRM | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 14 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 15 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 15 Aug 2025 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| Photos attached to objectionPNEIGHCO | 20 Aug 2025 | View |
| Approved 21.1.26 - Amended - Tree Protection PlanPAPPDWG | 11 Sept 2025 | View |
| Parks & Open Spaces further commentsPCONSULT | 11 Sept 2025 | View |
| SCC Highways further commentsPCONSULT | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| Parks & Open Spaces commentsPCONSULT | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| Supporting Statement from ApplicantPSUPPSTA | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| Tree SurveyPADDINFO | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| Amended - Arboricultural Impact AssessmentPAMDPLAN | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| Decay Detection ReportPADDINFO | 22 Oct 2025 | View |
| Landscape & Tree Protection Comments 3PCONSULT | 5 Nov 2025 | View |
| Further objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| Highways further commentsPCONSULT | 12 Nov 2025 | View |
| Objection ReceivedPNEIGHCO | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| Approved 21.1.26 - Amended Plan - Site Plan Rev GPAPPDWG | 10 Dec 2025 | View |
| Further objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Further comments receivedPNEIGHCO | 16 Dec 2025 | View |
| Interested Party commentsPNEIGHCO | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| Further objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 30 Dec 2025 | View |
| Officer Committee ReportPOFFREP | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| Preliminary Bat Roost Assessment and Bird SurveyPSUPPSTA | 7 Jan 2026 | View |
| Further objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Landscape further commentsPCONSULT | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| Officer Committee Report - UpdatePOFFREP | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticePDECNOT | 21 Jan 2026 | View |
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Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- Before the commencement of any works other than demolition, including works and deliveries associated with construction, a Construction Management Plan (CMP) shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The management plan shall include: - Construction and delivery hours (to avoid school opening and closing times) - Arrangements for the parking of site operatives - Storage of plant and materials used in constructing the development. - Measures to remove mud or debris carried onto the adopted highway. Reason In the interest of highway safety
- No development (including demolition or modification) shall take place on the existing building at 15 Post Office Lane, Rugeley until either an individual bat mitigation licence, or evidence that the site has been registered with Natural England under a low impact mitigation class licence, has been submitted to the Local Planning Authority together with the approved Method Statement and any accompanying figures. Reason To ensure the protection of bats which are European Protected Species
- Prior to the commencement of any construction or site preparation works, approved protective fencing shall be erected in the positions shown on the approved Tree & Hedge Protection layout drawing Tree Protection Drawing 31213-12 Rev A. 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.
- The development hereby approved shall not commence above ground level until full details of all external materials, including hard landscaping, fenestration and rainwater goods, have been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The approved details shall thereafter be implemented in full prior to first occupation. Reason In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure compliance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP15, CP16, RTC3 (where applicable) and the NPPF.
- Prior to the commencement of the development above ground level a scheme detailing the makes, models and locations of bat and bird boxes and locations and specification of gaps in fencing for hedgehog movement shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The following features shall be provided in the development: a) A minimum of 2 built in bat boxes or integrated bat tubes, suitable for nursery or summer roosting for small crevice dwelling bat species. b) A minimum of 2 artificial nests, of integrated design, suitable for swifts c) Hedgehog holes in the bottom of fencing to allow hedgehog access through the site and into the surrounding area. The features shall be installed in accordance with the approved scheme and remain in place for the lifetime of the development. Reason To incorporate features into the development which support priority or threatened species in accordance with section 187(d) of the NPPF.
- The development hereby approved shall be completed in full accordance with the boundary treatment details shown on drawing reference 31213-10 (Proposed Boundary Treatments). The details shall be completed prior to first occupation and shall be retained for the lifetime of the development. Reason In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure compliance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP15, CP16, RTC3 (where applicable) and the NPPF.
- The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: 31213-01 Rev G Proposed Site Plan 31213-10 (Proposed Boundary Treatments) Tree Protection Drawing 31213-12 Rev A Site Location Plan 00 Rev A Proposed Street Scene 04 Rev A Proposed Site Section 05 Proposed Plans and Elevations Plot 2 03 Rev A Proposed Plans and Elevations Plot 1 02 Rev A Reason For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
- 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 not be brought into use until the access and parking areas have been provided in accordance with Drawing No. 31213-01 Rev G Proposed Site Plan and shall thereafter be retained for the lifetime of the development. Reason In the interest of highway safety.
- The development hereby permitted shall not be occupied until its foul and surface water drainage systems have been completed and connected to the public sewerage system. Reason To ensure the health and safety of the occupiers.
- Windows at the eastern and western (side) elevations for plots 1 and 2 at first floor level, which serve the bathroom and en-suite as shown on plans 31213- 02 Rev A and 31213-03 Rev A, shall be opaque glazed. Reason To protect the privacy of neighbouring occupiers
- Prior to the erection of any external lighting on the site, a lighting plan shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The lighting plan shall demonstrate that the proposed lighting will not impact upon ecological networks and/or sensitive features, e.g. bat access points, bat boxes and bird boxes, trees and hedgerows. The submitted scheme shall be designed to take into account the advice on lighting set out in the Bat Conservation Trust’s Guidance Note 08/23 Bats and artificial lighting in the UK and also page 32 of the Preliminary Bat Roost and Bird Survey (S.C Smith, 15 July 2025). The development shall be carried out strictly in accordance with the approved details and thereafter retained for the lifetime of the development. Reason To minimise disturbance to bats, which are European Protected Species
- Notwithstanding the provisions of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (or any Order revoking and reenacting that Order with or without modification), no development within Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Order shall be carried out without an express grant of planning permission, from the Local Planning Authority. Reason The Local Planning Authority considers that such development would be likely to adversely affect the amenity of neighbouring occupiers and the character of the area. It is considered to be in the public interest to require an application to enable the merits of any proposal to be assessed and to ensure compliance with Local Plan Policy CP3 - Chase Shaping - Design and the NPPF
- No plant or machinery shall be operated, no loading or unloading of vehicles and no movement of commercial vehicles to or from the site shall take place outside the hours of 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday to Saturday. None of the above operations shall be carried out at any time on Sundays or Bank and Public Holidays. Reason To ensure that the proposed development does not prejudice the enjoyment by neighbouring occupiers of their properties and to ensure compliance with the Local Plan Policies CP3 - Chase Shaping, CP8 - Employment Land and the NPPF
- Prior to the commencement of the development hereby approved above slab level, an Arboricultural Monitoring Statement in accordance with BS5837:2012 shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. The document will provide details of the groundworks to take place within the identified Root Protection Areas. The approved document shall thereafter be adhered to throughout the construction of the development. Reason In the interests of visual amenity and the longevity of off-site trees, to ensure compliance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP15, CP16 and the NPPF.
- Notwithstanding the approved details, prior to commencement above slab level of the development hereby approved, a fully detailed landscape and planting scheme shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Any tree, hedge or shrub planted as part of the approved landscape and planting scheme (or replacement tree/hedge) on the site, which dies or is lost through any cause during a period of 5 years from the date of first planting, shall be replaced in the next planting season with others of similar size and species. Reason In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure compliance with Local Plan Policies CP3, CP15, CP16 and the NPPF.
- 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
- Please note that prior to the access being constructed you require Section 184 Notice of Approval from Staffordshire County Council. The link below provides a further link to 'vehicle dropped crossings' which includes a 'vehicle dropped crossing information pack' and an application form for a dropped crossing. Please complete and send to the address indicated on the application form which is Staffordshire County Council at Network Management Unit, Staffordshire Place 1, Wedgwood Building, Tipping Street, Stafford, Staffordshire ST16 2DH (or email to nmu@staffordshire.gov.uk). http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/transport/staffshighways/licences/
- Bricks should be positioned 1) Out of direct sunlight 2) At the highest possible position in the building’s wall 3) In clusters where more than one is required 4) 50 to 100cm apart 5) Not directly above windows 6) With a clear flightpath to the entrance 7) North or east/west aspects preferred. Boxes should be positioned: 1) Away from artificial illumination 2) At the highest possible position in the building’s wall 3) Close to hedges or tree lines 4) With a clear flightpath to the entrance 5) South, south-east and south-west aspects preferred. Item No.6.26 (See https://www.bats.org.uk/our-work/buildings-planning-and-development/batboxes/puttingup-your-box for more details). Hedgehog holes should not be less than 130mm x 130mm.
