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
Lidl Old Walsall Road Birmingham B42 1NN
Last published check: 28 Sept 2026, 00:51. Check the council record for more recent changes.
Lidl Old Walsall Road Birmingham B42 1NN
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View council mapProposed change of use from retail to an indoor padel court facility with front and side extensions, internal alterations, raising of roof height and associated works.
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Sign in to view collected details| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| NEUTRALGeneral Comment · PDF | 9 Sept 2026 | View |
| OBJECTION COMMENT - JL1Objection Comment · PDF | 3 Sept 2026 | View |
| PUBLIC HEALTH - CONTAMINATED LAND COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 2 Sept 2026 | View |
| PUBLIC HEALTH - AIR POLLUTION & NOISE COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Aug 2026 | View |
| HIGHWAYS COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 28 Aug 2026 | View |
| PLANNING POLICY COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 26 Aug 2026 | View |
| COUNCIL'S TRANSPORT PLANNING TEAMConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| URBAN DESIGN COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 25 Aug 2026 | View |
| SPORT ENGLAND COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Aug 2026 | View |
| CADENT GAS COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| CADENT GAS SITE LOCATION PLANOther · PDF | 17 Aug 2026 | View |
| FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTReport · PDF | 20 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| VISIBILITY SPLAYSDrawing · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED ELEVATIONSDrawing · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 9 Jul 2026 | View |
| LOCATION PLANOS Extract · PDF | 10 Jun 2026 | View |
| FULL APPLICATION FOR PLANNING PERMISSIONApplication Form · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| BNG EXEMPTION STATEMENTOther · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| PLANNING, DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENTOther · PDF | 12 May 2026 | View |
| TRANSPORT STATEMENTOther · PDF | 12 May 2026 | 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.