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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
Conversion of first and second floor office space (Use Class E(g)(i)) to healthcare surgical clinic (Use Class C2); Erection of single storey front extension, first floor rear balcony; new rear lift shaft; extension and new roof to third floor plant room; erection of 2no ancillary single storey outbuilding for electrical plant and waste store and other external alterations including new windows and outdoor steps.
Proposal details
- Reference
- P25/1540
- Alternative references
- PP-14586611
- Development type
- Change of Use & Minor Operations
- Ward
- Halesowen South
- Agent
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- UPRN
- 90158052
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Location planDCLOCPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing site planDCBLKPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing Roof PlanDCGENPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing second floor planDCFLOPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing first floor planDCFLOPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing lower gound floor planDCFLOPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing gound floor planDCFLOPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed elevationDCEMAIL | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed site planDCBLKPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed third floor planDCFLOPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed second floor planDCFLOPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed first floor planDCFLOPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed gound floor planDCFLOPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Proposed lower gound floor planDCFLOPLN | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Existing elevationsDCELEVAT | 24 Dec 2025 | View |
| Amended Proposed Elevations Drg No. 25027 CBP Z0 L0 DR A 4001 FP P05DCEMAIL | 25 Jun 2026 | View |
| Proposed Outbuilding ElevationsDCNEWPLN | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDCCECIS | 13 Jul 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportDCGENDOC | 13 Jul 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 Drawing No. 25027 CBP Z0 00 DR A 0001 FP P01; Proposed Site Plan Drawing No. 25027 CBP Z0 L0 DR A 2001 FP P03; Proposed Elevations Drawing No. 25027 CBP Z0 L0 DR A 4001 FP P05; Proposed Outbuilding Elevations Drawing No. 25027 CBP Z0 00 DR A 3101 FP P02; Proposed First Floor Plan Drawing No. 25027 CBP Z0 L1 DR A 3003 FP P03; Proposed Second Floor Plan Drawing No. 25027 CBP Z0 L2 DR A 3004 FP P03; Proposed Third Floor Plan Drawing No. 25027 CBP Z0 L3 DR A 3005 FP P03. 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. REASON: To ensure the satisfactory appearance of the development in accordance with BCCS Policy ENV2 - Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness and Borough Development Strategy 2017 Policy S6 Urban Design and Policy L1 Housing Development, extensions and alterations to existing dwellings and Policy D2 Incompatible Land Uses (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 38 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2023. Land Ownership Informative This consent is given on the basis that all parts of the development including the guttering (foundations and fascia) 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 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 Standing Advice valid from 1st January 2023 until 31st December 2024. Biodiversity Net Gain Informative - Not Required 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: 4.2 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.
