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731 Chester Road Aldridge Walsall WS9 0LT

Refused Lichfield 25/00353/COU Change of Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Conversion of a dwelling into a day nursery and associated works

As published by the council, reference 25/00353/COU

Application record

Reference
25/00353/COU
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
1 Nov 2024
Validated
20 Mar 2025
Decided
8 May 2025
Ward
Little Aston And Stonnall
Parish
Shenstone
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WS9 0LT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Nov 2024

    Received by Lichfield

  2. 20 Mar 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 8 May 2025

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 27 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

32 documents on file for this application

  • Planning report Planning Report · 08 May 2025
  • Cou decision Decision Notice · 08 May 2025
  • _ spatial policy and delivery officer - ldc Consultation Responses · 29 Apr 2025
  • _ ecology manager - ldc Consultation Responses · 14 Apr 2025
  • _ arboricultural officer - ldc Consultation Responses · 14 Apr 2025
  • Mr duncan fisher Consultation Responses · 11 Apr 2025
  • _ environmental health officer - ldc Consultation Responses · 10 Apr 2025
  • _staffordshire county council Consultation Responses · 08 Apr 2025
  • _ joint waste officer-ldc Consultation Responses · 27 Mar 2025
  • _ staffordshire county council rights of way Consultation Responses · 26 Mar 2025
  • 2400745preapp - chester road.pdf Supporting information · 25 Mar 2025
  • Traffic travel review - supporting document.pdf Transport Assessment · 25 Mar 2025
  • Signature - traffic & travel review cr.pdf Transport Assessment · 25 Mar 2025
  • Noise and odour assessment.pdf Noise Assessment · 25 Mar 2025
  • Annual-sufficiency-report.pdf Supporting information · 25 Mar 2025
  • 731 chester road, aldridge, walsall - arboricultural impact assessment & method Arboricultural Survey / Report · 25 Mar 2025
  • 731 chester road - pea and scoping-final.pdf Ecological Survey / Reports · 25 Mar 2025
  • 731 chester road - bng metric cl.xlsm Biodiversity metric calculation tool · 25 Mar 2025
  • 3330 100001 topographic survey.pdf Topographical Survey · 25 Mar 2025
  • 2804.p9a landscape plan.pdf Landscaping · 25 Mar 2025
  • 2804.p8a proposed site plan.pdf Site Layout Plan · 25 Mar 2025
  • 2804.p11 bat boxes.pdf Proposed Plans / Elevations · 25 Mar 2025
  • 2804.p10 visibility splay.pdf Block Plan · 25 Mar 2025
  • 2804 design and access statement rev a.pdf Design and Access Statement · 25 Mar 2025
  • Applicationformredacted Application Form · 01 Nov 2024
  • 2804.p1 site location plan Location / Block / Site Plan · 01 Nov 2024
  • 2804.p2 existing floor plans Existing Plans / Elevations · 01 Nov 2024
  • 2804.p3 existing elevations Existing Plans / Elevations · 01 Nov 2024
  • 2804.p4 existing elevations Existing Plans / Elevations · 01 Nov 2024
  • 2804.p5 proposed floor plans Proposed Plans / Elevations · 01 Nov 2024
  • 2804.p6 proposed elevations Proposed Plans / Elevations · 01 Nov 2024
  • 2804.p7 proposed elevations Proposed Plans / Elevations · 01 Nov 2024

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What this refusal means

Lichfield refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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