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
Prior approval for demolition of detached dwelling
Proposal details
- Reference
- CH/26/005
- Ward
- Hawks Green with Rumer Hill
- Parish
- Heath Hayes and Wimblebury CP
- Agent
- Cannock Chase District Council
- UPRN
- 200003098283
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Location PlanPLOCPLAN | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Tree PlanPPLAN | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Application Form Without Personal DataPAPPFRM | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Environmental Health CommentsPCONSULT | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| Demolition NoticePADDINFO | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| Heath Hayes & Wimbebury PC commentsPCONSULT | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| Objection receivedPNEIGHCO | 26 Jan 2026 | View |
| Further comments receivedPNEIGHCO | 28 Jan 2026 | View |
| Ecology Officer commentsPCONSULT | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| Parks & Open Spaces commentsPCONSULT | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| Bat Survey ReportPSUPINFO | 2 Feb 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportPOFFREP | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticePDECNOT | 10 Feb 2026 | 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 sourceDecision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceSite notice end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- The application seeks prior approval of the means of demolition of the existing dwelling. The application meets the criteria of Class B within Part 11 of the Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) order 2015. The Council assesses Prior approval is not required.
- Bats & Birds The active nests of all wild birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended). An active nest is one being built, contains eggs or chicks, or on which fledged chicks are still dependent. If possible, works on vegetation and buildings suitable for nesting birds should be carried out outside of the bird nesting season which runs from March to August inclusive. If it is necessary for work to commence in the nesting season then a pre-commencement inspection of the vegetation and buildings for active bird nests should be carried out, no more than 24 hours prior to removal. Should nesting birds be found the nests must be left until chicks have fledged and the nest is no longer in-use. Please note that planning permission does not override or preclude the requirement to obtain a European Protected Species licence for works affecting bat roosts on site. Bats and their roosts (even if unoccupied at the time of an offence) are fully protected by law.
- Mining Remediation Authority The proposed development lies within an area that has been defined by the Mining Remediation Authority as containing coal mining features at surface or shallow depth. These features may include: mine entries (shafts and adits); shallow coal workings; geological features (fissures and break lines); mine gas and former surface mining sites. Although such features are seldom readily visible, they can often be present and problems can occur, particularly as a result of new development taking place. Any form of development over or within the influencing distance of a mine entry can be dangerous and raises significant land stability and public safety risks. As a general precautionary principle, the Mining Remediation Authority considers that the building over or within the influencing distance of a mine entry should be avoided. In exceptional circumstance where this is unavoidable, expert advice must be sought to ensure a suitable engineering design which takes account of all relevant safety and environmental risk factors, including mine gas and mine-water. Your attention is drawn to the Mining Remediation Authority Policy in relation to new development and mine entries available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/building-on-or-within-the-influencing-distance-of-mine-entries Any intrusive activities which disturb or enter any coal seams, coal mine workings or coal mine entries (shafts and adits) requires a Mining Remediation Authority Permit. 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. Application forms for Mining Remediation Authority permission and further guidance can be obtained from The Mining Remediation Authority’s website at: www.gov.uk/get-a-permit-to-deal-with-a-coal-mine-on-your-property https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/permit-process/permit-process In areas where shallow coal seams are present caution should be taken when carrying out any on site burning or heat focused activities. If any future development has the potential to encounter coal seams which require excavating, for example excavation of building foundations, service trenches, development platforms, earthworks, non-coal mineral operations, an Incidental Coal Agreement will be required. Further information regarding Incidental Coal Agreements can be found here - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/incidental-coal-agreement/guidance-notes-for-applicants-for-incidental-coal-agreements If any coal mining features are unexpectedly encountered during development, this should be reported immediately to the Mining Remediation Authority on 0800 288 4242. Further information is available on the Mining Remediation Authority website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/mining-remediation-authority
