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.
Council planning record
18 Yew Tree Road Smethwick B67 6PW
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18 Yew Tree Road Smethwick B67 6PW
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View council mapProposed change of use from residential dwelling to 6 No. bedroom HMO for six people, single storey rear extension and additional car parking spaces to side (Revision to approved planning permission DC/25/70645)
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| OBJECTION COMMENT - JL4Objection Comment · PDF | 29 Jan 2026 | View |
| OBJECTION COMMENT - JL3Objection Comment · PDF | 23 Jan 2026 | View |
| WITHDRAWN EMAILOther · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| OBJECTION COMMENT - JL2Objection Comment · PDF | 16 Jan 2026 | View |
| PUBLIC HEALTH - CONTAMINATED LAND COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 14 Jan 2026 | View |
| WEST MIDLANDS POLICE COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| OBJECTION COMMENT - JL1Objection Comment · PDF | 12 Jan 2026 | View |
| PUBLIC HEALTH - AIR QUALITY COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 8 Jan 2026 | View |
| BNG METRICOther | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| BNG REPORTReport · PDF | 23 Dec 2025 | View |
| CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONApplication Form · PDF | 18 Nov 2025 | View |
| CHANGE OF USE APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSIONApplication Form · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND/FIRST FLOOR AND ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR AND REAR ELEVATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONS PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONS PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| EXISTING/PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Nov 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND/FIRST FLOOR AND ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 10 Nov 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.