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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Land At Balsall Farm Magpie Lane Balsall Common Solihull
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Council sourceDischarge condition Nos. 4 (Materials), 10 (External Lighting) and 12.5 (Long Term Monitoring and Maintenance) following planning approval PL/2022/00654/PPFL dated 12.07.2022 for Demolition of agricultural buildings and construction of 4 No. dwelling houses as an alternative scheme to extant approval PL/2020/01927/PNCUDW for the conversion of agricultural buildings to 4 No. dwelling houses including formation of a new vehicular access
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| DECISION NOTICE DIS. OF COND. APPROVALDecision · PDF | 22 Jan 2026 | View |
| SMBC CONTAMINATED LAND UPDATED COMMENTSConsultee Comment · PDF | 18 Dec 2025 | View |
| WASTE TRANSFER NOTESReport · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| JRS 2087-DOC-05 ? JS ARCHITECTS - 2087 NEW DWELLINGS BALSALL FARM MAGPIE LANE BAReport · PDF | 4 Dec 2025 | View |
| SMBC - CONTAMINATED LANDConsultee Comment · PDF | 20 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPLICATION FORM REDACTEDApplication Form · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN WITH EXTERNAL LIGHTINGDrawing · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| MATERIALS FOR PLANNING CONDITIONReport · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| LIGHTING FOR PLANNING CONDITIONReport · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| GROUND CONDITIONReport · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| FINAL REPORTReport · PDF | 30 Sept 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Understand pending consideration, approved, refused and withdrawn planning applications.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.