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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Broad Lane Farm Broad Lane Springhill WALSALL WS3 2TJ
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Council sourceDemolition of existing buildings and erection of 1 No. replacement commercial building (B8 Use), change of use of the entire site from mixed use (agricultural and non-agricultural storage) to B8 Use, and change of use of 1 No. dwelling (C3 Use) to an ancillary office to support the B8 Use of the wider site.
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View council map| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Officer ReportOfficer Report · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice · PDF | 15 Dec 2025 | View |
| PLAN SHOWING AREAS OF HARDSURFACINGPlans and Drawings · PDF | 9 Dec 2025 | View |
| APPROVED - PROPOSED BLOCK PLANAmended · PDF | 26 Nov 2025 | View |
| COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENTDocuments · PDF | 25 Nov 2025 | View |
| PROPOSED SITE PLANSuperseded · PDF | 25 Nov 2025 | View |
| TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYPlans and Drawings · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| MEASURED BUILDING SURVEY FLOOR PLANS TO BE DEMOLISHEDFloor Plan - Existing · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| MEASURED BUILDING SURVEY ELEVATIONS TO BE DEMOLISHEDElevations - Existing · PDF | 21 Oct 2025 | View |
| APPROVED - PROPOSED FLOOR PLANS - DWELLINGFloor Plan - Proposed · PDF | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| SupersededSuperseded · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| Location / Block PlanLocation / Block Plan · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPROVED - COMMERCIAL BUILDINGPlans and Elevations - Proposed · PDF | 29 Sept 2025 | View |
| SupersededSuperseded · PDF | 23 Sept 2025 | View |
| BNG MatrixBNG Matrix | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONDITION SHEET - INDIVIDUAL TREESBiodiversity Survey · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONDITION SHEET - HEDGEBiodiversity Survey · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONDITION SHEET - GRASSLANDBiodiversity Survey · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| CONDITION SHEET - DITCHBiodiversity Survey · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| Biodiversity SurveyBiodiversity Survey | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| PRELIMINARY ECOLOGICAL APPRAISALBiodiversity Survey · PDF | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| TOPOGRAPHICAL SURVEYSuperseded · PDF | 17 Sept 2025 | View |
| APPLICATIONFORMREDACTEDApplication Form (Redacted) · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL IMPACT ASSESSMENTTree Survey · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| TREE CONSTRAINTS PLANTree Survey · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| Planning StatementPlanning Statement · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS OF DWELLINGFloor Plan - Existing · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| ARBORICULTURAL ASSESSMENTDocuments · PDF | 15 Sept 2025 | View |
| EXISTING FLOOR PLANS OF BUILDINGS TO BE DEMOLISHEDSuperseded · PDF | 15 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.