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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Application overview
Proposed out-building to provide new dog grooming parlour
Proposal details
- Reference
- CH/26/193
- Alternative references
- PP-15008979
- Ward
- Norton Canes
- Parish
- Norton Canes CP
- Agent
- Mathew Eaton
- UPRN
- 100031630649
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Design and access statementPDNAS | 17 Jun 2026 | View |
| Approved 31.7.26 - Proposed Plans, location & block plansPAPPDWG | 17 Jun 2026 | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal DataPAPPFRM | 17 Jun 2026 | View |
| Environmental Health commentsPCONSULT | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| Economic Development commentsPCONSULT | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportPOFFREP | 30 Jul 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticePDECNOT | 31 Jul 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
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Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- Mining Remediation 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 Mining Remediation Authority on 0345 762 6846 or if a hazard is encountered on site call the emergency line 0800 288 4242. Further information is also available on the Mining Remediation Authority website at: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/mining-remediation-authority
- Business Waste Advisory The applicant is advised that where a business operates from a residential property, appropriate arrangements must be in place for the storage, collection and disposal of waste arising from the business use. Any waste generated as a result of the business activity must be managed as commercial waste and cannot be disposed of through the normal household waste collection service. The operator will be required to enter into a waste contract with a licensed private waste collection provider or make alternative lawful arrangements for the disposal of business waste.
- 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: - EXISTING AND PROPOSED PLANS – JUNE 2026 – 100-01 Reason For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
- The dog grooming business shall operate between the hours of 09:00 hrs to 17:30hrs Monday to Saturday. The dog grooming business shall not be open at any time on Sundays and Bank / 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 Policy SO2.2 and the NPPF.
- No more than one dog shall be present within the dog grooming salon for the purposes of the dog grooming business at any one time. 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 Policy SO2.2 and the NPPF.
- No more than five dogs shall be groomed on any single working day within the hereby approved dog grooming salon. Appointments shall be arranged so that there is a minimum period of 15 minutes between the end of one appointment and the commencement of the next appointment. The owner/operator shall maintain an up-to-date booking register for the business, including the date and time of each appointment and a unique identifier for each booking. The register shall be retained for a minimum period of 12 months and shall be made available for inspection by the Local Planning Authority within four weeks of a written request. 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 Policy SO2.2- Safeguarding Health and Amenity and the NPPF.
- The dog grooming salon hereby permitted shall be used only for the grooming of dogs on an appointment-only basis and in accordance with the operational details set out within the approved application. No other commercial activity shall be carried out from the outbuilding without the prior grant of planning permission from the Local Planning Authority. When the dog grooming salon use hereby permitted permanently ceases, the outbuilding shall thereafter only be used for purposes incidental to the enjoyment of the dwellinghouse known as 175 Norton East Road and shall not be occupied, sold, let or otherwise used as a separate planning unit. Reason To safeguard the residential amenities of neighbouring occupiers and to ensure that the approved use remains of a scale and intensity compatible with the character of the area in accordance with Policy SO2.2 of the Cannock Chase Local Plan and the NPPF.
- Reason for Grant of Permission 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.
- No materials shall be used for the external surfaces of the development other than those specified on the application. Reason In the interests of visual amenity and to ensure compliance with Local Plan Policies SO1.1, SO1.2, SO2.2 & SO8.3 (where applicable) and the NPPF.
