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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Unit 4 Sears Retail Park Oakenshaw Road Shirley Solihull B90 4QY
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Council sourceInternal and external alterations to enable the sub-division of Unit 4.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| SMBC - HIGHWAYSConsultee Comment · PDF | 19 Nov 2025 | View |
| SMBC - POLICYConsultee Comment | 12 Nov 2025 | View |
| SMBC - DRAINAGE & LLFAConsultee Comment | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION TO MODIFY OR DISCHARGE A SECTION 106 PLANNING OBLIGATIONApplication Form · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| PLANNING STATEMENTReport · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED BLOCK PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FRONT ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING UNIT 4 ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FRONT ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED UNIT 4 ELEVATIONDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED ROOF PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| EXISTING SITE PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| LETTERCorrespondence · PDF | 13 Aug 2025 | View |
| LOCATION PLANDrawing · PDF | 13 Aug 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.