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.
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Garden Centre Birmingham Road Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0QQ
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Council sourceChange of use of 9 parking bays to a hand car wash, to include the creation of a concrete wash pad with centralised silt trap and interceptor, landing of a steel cabin and installation of a dry valeting area covered by a 2 post canopy.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
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| Cou decisionDecision Notice · PDF | 25 Apr 2025 | View |
| Planning reportPlanning Report · PDF | 25 Apr 2025 | View |
| _ arboricultural officer - ldcConsultation Responses · PDF | 7 Apr 2025 | View |
| _ environmental health officer - ldcConsultation Responses · PDF | 1 Apr 2025 | View |
| _ ecology manager - ldcConsultation Responses · PDF | 1 Apr 2025 | View |
| _national highwaysConsultation Responses · PDF | 1 Apr 2025 | View |
| _flood risk officer (staffs)Consultation Responses · PDF | 25 Mar 2025 | View |
| _great crested newt officerConsultation Responses · PDF | 18 Mar 2025 | View |
| ApplicationformredactedApplication Form · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Dob_dna_hand car wash_2024_9 bays shenstoneDesign and Access Statement · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Waves_ generic noise survey_hand car wash_2019Noise Assessment · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Site location plan install-001.pdfLocation / Site Plan · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Site block plan install-002.pdfLocation / Site Plan · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Proposed site location plan install-001.1.pdfProposed Plans / Elevations · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Proposed site block plan- sign location install-002.2.pdfProposed Plans / Elevations · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Proposed site block plan install-002.1.pdfProposed Plans / Elevations · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Proposed hand car wash layout plan install-003.pdfProposed Plans / Elevations · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Proposed hand car wash elevations install-004.pdfProposed Plans / Elevations · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Hand car wash signage install-007.pdfProposed Plans / Elevations · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Hand car wash drainage section detail install-006.pdfDrainage Plans / Report · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Hand car wash drainage plan install-005.pdfDrainage Plans / Report · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Gilmore planning and sustainability statement.pdfPlanning Statement · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
| Aia.13943.01.pdfArboricultural Survey / Report · PDF | 13 Mar 2025 | View |
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Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications. Compare status labels and find the documents explaining each outcome.
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.