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Planning application documents: what to read first
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Application overview
Listed Building Consent for proposed external access stair.
Proposal details
- Reference
- P26/0325
- Alternative references
- PP-14793326_C
- 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 planDCGENPLN | 20 Mar 2026 | View |
| Design and access statementDCREPSRV | 20 Mar 2026 | View |
| Consultation response - Historic EnvironmentDCCONRES | 6 May 2026 | View |
| Decision NoticeDCCECIS | 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
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Council sourceStatutory expiry date
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Council sourceSite notice end date
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Council sourceDecision due date
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Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- The development hereby permitted shall be begun before the expiration of three years from the date of this consent. REASON: To comply with Section 18 of the Planning (listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act, 1990.
- 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 - LBC ONLY This decision does not convey any consent or approval required under any enactment, byelaw, order, or regulation, other than Section 8 and 17 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. 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 sustain and enhance the significance of the designated heritage asset and puts it into a viable use consistent with its conservation and is thereby in accordance with paragraph's 203 and 205 of the National Planning Policy Framework.
