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 an external storage area
Proposal details
- Reference
- P25/1381
- Alternative references
- PP-14494738
- Development type
- New Building
- Ward
- Wordsley Ward
- Agent
- Yip
- UPRN
- 90144271
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Existing Ground Floor Plan Drg No. PL(20)100 Rev ADCPUBLIC | 2 Dec 2025 | View |
| Location PlanDCPUBLIC | 11 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing Elevations Drg No. PL(20)110 (A1)DCPUBLIC | 29 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing Site Plan Drg No. PL(90)100 (A3)DCPUBLIC | 29 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed Elevations Drg No. PL(20)210 Rev A (A1)DCPUBLIC | 29 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed Ground Floor Plan Drg No. PL(20)200 Rev BDCPUBLIC | 29 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed Site Plan Drg No. PL(90)200 Rev A (A3)DCPUBLIC | 29 Dec 2025 | View |
| Consultee Response - Environmental HealthDCCONRES | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Environmental HealthDCCONRES | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Land ContaminationDCCONRES | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - HighwaysDCCONRES | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| Arboricultural Impact Assessment (672340-GCL-ZZ-ZZ-D-ARB-0600)DCPUBLIC | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Tree Protection OfficerDCCONRES | 16 Jun 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDCDECIS | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportDCGENDOC | 24 Jun 2026 | View |
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Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this permission. REASON: To comply with Section 91(1) of the Town and Country Planning Act, 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004.
- The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: Location Plan, Existing Site Plan Drg No. PL(90)100, Existing Ground Floor Plan Drg No. PL(20)100 Rev A, Existing Elevations Drg No. PL(20)110, Proposed Site Plan Drg No. PL(90)200 Rev A, Proposed Ground Floor Plan Drg No. PL(20)200 Rev B and Proposed Elevations Drg No. PL(20)210 Rev A. REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
- No materials other than those indicated on the approved plans shall be used without the approval in writing of the local planning authority. REASON: In the interests of the visual amenities of the area and to comply with Black Country Core Strategy (2011) Policies CSP4, ENV2 and ENV3 and Dudley Borough Development Strategy (2017) Policy S6 and D2 (in part).
- The development hereby approved shall be carried out in full accordance with the Arboricultural Impact Assessment (672340-GCL-ZZ-ZZ-D-ARB-0600) dated 15th June 2026. All tree protection, mitigation measures, and working methods set out within the approved Arboricultural Impact Assessment shall be implemented in full for the duration of the construction period. REASON: To ensure that trees to be retained are appropriately protected and managed during the course of development to ensure adequate screening is provided to neighbouring occupiers, in accordance with Dudley Borough Development Strategy 2017 Policy D2 and S22 (in part). Approval Statement Informative In dealing with this application the Local Planning Authority have worked with the applicant in a positive and proactive manner, seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to dealing with the application, by seeking to help the applicant resolve technical detail issues where required and maintaining the delivery of sustainable development. The development would improve the economic, social and environmental concerns of the area and thereby being in accordance with paragraphs 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024. Land Ownership Informative This consent is given on the basis that all parts of the development are carried out on land within the ownership of the applicant. If you intend to carry out building work which involves one of the following categories: •Work on an existing wall or structure shared with another property (section 2 of the Act) •Building a free standing wall or wall of a building up to or astride the boundary wall with a neighbouring property (section 1 of the Act) •Excavating near a neighbouring building (section 6 of the Act) You must find out whether that work falls within the Party Wall Act 1996. If it does, you must notify all adjoining neighbours. Development Low Risk Area - Standing Advice 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: Mining Remediation Authority - GOV.UK Standing Advice valid from 1st January 2025 until 31st December 2026 Biodiversity Net Gain Informative When granting planning permission, Article 35 of the Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended by The Biodiversity Gain (Town and Country Planning) (Modifications and Amendments) (England) Regulations 2024) (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/595/article/35/) requires planning authorities to set out the following information to signpost an applicant to the statutory framework for Biodiversity Net Gain. Paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 states that planning permission, granted for the development of land in England, is deemed to have been granted subject to the "Biodiversity Gain condition" and that development may not begin unless: (a) a Biodiversity Gain Plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and (b) the planning authority has approved the plan. The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan if one is required in respect of this permission is the Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. In accordance with the Biodiversity Net Gain Planning Practice Guidance, the Biodiversity Gain condition is not being repeated within this decision notice. However, please be aware that noncompliance with this statutory condition may result in enforcement action. There are statutory exemptions and transitional arrangements which mean that the Biodiversity Gain condition does not always apply. These are set out in The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Exemptions) Regulations 2024 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/47/contents/made) and The Environment Act 2021 (Commencement No.8 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2024 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/44/made). The planning authority requests that, where an applicant is required to submit a Biodiversity Gain Plan, Habitat Management & Monitoring Plan (HMMP) and /or HMMP monitoring reports, that the applicant uses the standard national templates. If this permission is not exempt, and there is "irreplaceable habitat" onsite (as set out within Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024) (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/48/contents/made) there are additional obligations for the content of the Biodiversity Gain Plan/s. This must be addressed before the planning authority can approve the plan(s). Based on the information available, it is not considered that this permission is subject to the statutory Biodiversity Gain condition, as the following exemption applies: 4. The permission which has been granted is for development which is exempt being: 4.2 Development below the de minimis threshold, meaning development which: i) does not impact an onsite priority habitat (a habitat specified in a list published under section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006); and ii) impacts less than 25 square metres of onsite habitat that has biodiversity value greater than zero and less than 5 metres in length of onsite linear habitat (as defined in the statutory metric). As BNG is fully assessed after approval, the circumstances and/or information within the planning proposal provided may change. Therefore, to avoid enforcement action, you must evaluate if the condition is required and proceed accordingly (i.e. submitting a Biodiversity Gain Plan (if one is required) for approval), prior to beginning works onsite.
