Planning application
Witney Cottage Windmill Lane Balsall Common Solihull CV7 7GY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawful development for existing detached garage building as a residential annexe ancillary to the main dwellinghouse known as Witney Cottage.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00311/CLEUD
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00311/CLEUD
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approved
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Meriden & Arden
- Parish
- Berkswell Parish Council
- Postcode
- CV7 7GY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Solihull
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4 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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10 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
Who's behind it
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Simple Planning Solutions Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Manchester
Active · incorporated 2016 · Manchester
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- DECISION NOTICE CLEUD APPROVAL
- SITE PLAN
- AS BUILT PLANS
- APPLICATION FORM REDACTED
- LOCATION PLAN
- DECLARATION- WITNEY COTTAGE
- SITE PLAN
- PLANNING STATEMENT
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Solihull granted permission on 2 September 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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