First floor extension to create offices and replace existing flat roof with new pitched roof

1. 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.
2. The development hereby permitted shall be carried out in accordance with the following approved plans: - Drawing Numbers 2568.100 (Location and Site Plan) and 2568.103 (Proposed Elevations) received by the Local Planning Authority on 15.12.2025. - Drawing Numbers 2568.102 Rev B (Proposed Plans) and 2568.105 (Proposed Elevations) received by the Local Planning Authority on 05.02.2026. REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and in the interests of proper planning.
3. Notwithstanding the details shown on the submitted plans and stated in the submitted Design and Access Statement, prior to the commencement of development details of the types, colours and textures of all the materials to be used on the external surfaces of the building hereby approved shall be submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Details/samples of the type, texture, colour and bond of the bricks to be used and a sample panel measuring not less that 1m2 shall be erected on site and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Key plans to cross reference the materials to the building facades will be required to clearly explain the use and type of material. The panel shall be retained on site for the duration and the development and thereafter new brick work shall only be constructed in accordance with these approved details. The development shall be carried out in complete accordance with the approved details. Reason: To ensure that the external appearance of the building does not detract from the appearance of the existing buildings that adjoin the site and to ensure that the scheme preserves the setting of the adjacent Heritage Assets and the character of the Brierley Hill Town Centre Conservation Area in accordance with Saved Policies S6 (Urban Design) and S9 (Conservation Areas) of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy and Policy ENV2 (Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness) of the adopted Black Country Core Strategy.' Informatives: In dealing with this application the Local Planning Authority have worked with the applicant in a positive, proactive and creative 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 paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024. IMPORTANT - COMMUNITY INFRASTRUTURE LEVY This development is exempt from the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) and therefore you are only required to comply with the conditions attached to this notice. Coal Mining Area Informative - Development Low Risk Area 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 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: 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).

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