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
Proposed external access stair
Proposal details
- Reference
- P26/0324
- Alternative references
- PP-14793326
- Development type
- Extension / Alteration
- Ward
- Wollaston & Stourbridge Town
- Agent
- Jowitt
- UPRN
- 90156187
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Location planDCLOCPLN | 20 Mar 2026 | View |
| Proposed plansDCGENPLN | 20 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design and access statementDCREPSRV | 20 Mar 2026 | View |
| Support - 46 Enville StreetDCSUPPRT | 29 Apr 2026 | View |
| Consultation response - Historic EnvironmentDCCONRES | 6 May 2026 | View |
| Consultee Response - Canal & River TrustDCCONRES | 12 May 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDCDECIS | 14 May 2026 | View |
| Officer ReportDCGENDOC | 14 May 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
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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 18 and Section 74(3) of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) 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 (as received 20th March 2026); existing and proposed plans and elevations (as received 20th March 2026); design and access statement (as received 20th March 2026) REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and to safeguard quality and visual appearance of listed structure in accordance with Policy S10 (Listed Buildings) of the adopted Dudley Borough Development Strategy.
- Only alterations detailed and specified in this application will be permitted. All other existing fabric to the interior and exterior of the Listed Building shall be afforded adequate protection against damage or unauthorised removal at all times throughout the construction process REASON: To safeguard the architectural and historic integrity of the listed structure in accordance with Policy S10 (Listed Buildings) of the adopted Dudley Borough Development Strategy.
- Notwithstanding the details hereby approved, the proposed bollards at the Grade II listed Bonded Warehouse, Canal Street, Stourbridge shall match the existing bollards on site in respect of design, height, spacing, profile, materials, colour, and finish. REASON: To safeguard the architectural and historic integrity of the listed structure in accordance with Policy S10 (Listed Buildings) of the adopted Dudley Borough Development Strategy. INFORMATIVE This consent provides planning consent only. The applicant is still required to apply for the required Building Regulations and Advertisement Consent and please note that consent granted under one regime is without prejudice to the other. Approval Statement Informative 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. Biodiversity Net Gain Requirements 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: 4.2 Development below the de minimis threshold, meaning development which: ii) 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 iii) 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.
