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
Three storey extension to rear to create 6no flats (Use Class C3) with associated parking/landscaping.
Proposal details
- Reference
- P26/0098
- Alternative references
- PP-14584653
- Development type
- Extension / Alteration
- Ward
- Norton
- Agent
- Mason
- UPRN
- 90126137
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| The location planDCLOCPLN | 7 Jan 2026 | View |
| Proposed floor plansDCGENPLN | 7 Jan 2026 | View |
| Proposed elevationsDCGENPLN | 7 Jan 2026 | View |
| Existing floor plans and elevationsDCGENPLN | 7 Jan 2026 | View |
| Design and access statementDCREPSRV | 7 Jan 2026 | View |
| SuDS supporting informationDCPUBLIC | 7 Jan 2026 | View |
| Biodiversity Net Gain reportDCREPSRV | 10 Mar 2026 | View |
| BNG AssessmentDCREPSRV | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| BNG statutory metric spreadsheetDCPUBLIC | 23 Mar 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Land ContaminationDCCONRES | 7 Apr 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - ESHDCCONRES | 17 Apr 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Historic EnvironmentDCCONRES | 28 Apr 2026 | View |
| Consultation response - EcologyDCCONRES | 12 May 2026 | View |
| Objection - 77 Heath StreetDCOBJECT | 13 May 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDCDECIS | 14 May 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportDCGENDOC | 14 May 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Consultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceStatutory expiry 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 sourceDecision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- The proposed development, by virtue of its siting, scale, massing and poor design, would result in an overly dominant and visually intrusive form of development that fails to respect the character, appearance of the host building and surrounding area. The extension would appear as a prominent and competing addition, overwhelming the existing building, which is identified as a non-designated heritage asset, and detracting from its contribution to the Area of High Historic Townscape Value. The proposed development is therefore contrary to guidance within the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), policy ENV2, ENV3 and CSP4 of the Black Country Core Strategy (2011), policy L1, S6, S8 and S12 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy (2017), the Residential Design Guide (2023) and policies DLP4, DLP14, DLP39, DLP55 and DLP59 of the emerging Dudley Local Plan.
- The proposed extension by reason of its breach of the 45 degree code, loss of windows, siting and scale would have a detrimental impact on the habitable room windows of the existing neighbouring occupier in regard to outlook and light. The proposal would be contrary to guidance contained within the National Planning Policy Framework (2024), policy L1 of the Dudley Borough Development Strategy (2017), the Residential Design Guide SPD (2023) and policy DLP14 of the emerging Dudley Local Plan. Refusal Statement Informative The Local Planning Authority is aware of the requirement of paragraph 39 of the National Planning Policy Framework to work with the applicant in a positive, proactive and creative manner, seeking solutions to problems arising in relation to dealing with the application. In this case, after careful balanced consideration the LPA/Officers considers that there are insurmountable technical issues relating to the design, impact on character and impact on neighbouring amenity that have not been satisfactorily resolved to demonstrate that the scheme would result in the creation of a sustainable form of development and thereby failing to improve the economic, social and environmental conditions of the area.
