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
64 High Street Smethwick B66 1DS
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64 High Street Smethwick B66 1DS
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View council mapProposed creation of first/second floors and 3 storey rear extension creating 5 No. self-contained flats, internal alterations to ground floor commercial unit, external staircase to rear and associated works (Revision to approved planning permission DC/23/68236).
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| OFFICER DECISION NOTESOfficer Notes · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| REFUSE PERMISSIONDecision · PDF | 4 Mar 2026 | View |
| COUNCIL'S ECOLOGY OFFICER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 10 Feb 2026 | View |
| CANAL & RIVER TRUST COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Jan 2026 | View |
| HIGHWAYS COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 27 Jan 2026 | View |
| PLANNING POLICY COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Jan 2026 | View |
| PUBLIC HEALTH - AIR QUALITY COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 15 Jan 2026 | View |
| WEST MIDLANDS POLICE COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 13 Jan 2026 | View |
| PUBLIC HEALTH - AIR POLLUTION & NOISE COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 9 Jan 2026 | View |
| CONSERVATION OFFICER COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 7 Jan 2026 | View |
| CIL ADDITIONAL INFORMATIONApplication Form · PDF | 6 Jan 2026 | View |
| LOCATION AND BLOCK PLANOS Extract · PDF | 2 Jan 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR AND ELEVATIONS PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jan 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND/FIRST/SECOND FLOOR AND ELEVATIONS PLANDrawing · PDF | 2 Jan 2026 | View |
| BNG EXEMPTION AND PHOTOGRAPHSOther · PDF | 2 Jan 2026 | View |
| FULL APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSIONApplication Form · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENTOther · PDF | 14 Nov 2025 | View |
| COVER LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 14 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.