Planning application
25/01094/FULHH
Friars Gorse Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood STOURBRIDGE DY7 5QW
Proposal
Extensions to and conversion of the existing double garage into an annexe and a new detached single garage.
As published by the council, reference 25/01094/FULHH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by South Staffordshire
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19 Jan 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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20/00008/AMEND2 Granted
Weatheroaks Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood STOURBRIDGE DY7 5QW
Minor amendments to the appearance of the approved house to omit windows and change the size of others, omit vertical brick detailing and add re-constituted stonework surrounds to the majority of openings
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20/00008/COND Granted
Weatheroaks Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood DY7 5QW
Discharge conditions of PP 20/00008/FUL- 3 - bat emergence survey, Condition 4 - bat method statement- not required as no roosting bats found during emergence survey, Condition 8 - services plan, Condition 9 - arboricultural method statement and Condition 12 - proposed materials
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26/00486/TTREE Awaiting decision
Blue Jay Way Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood STOURBRIDGE DY7 5QW
TPO No. 59/1981: Sycamore (T1) : raise crown to 6 metres, remove deadwood and broken branches and crown thin by 20%. Reduce East side only by up to 3 metres. Height reduction by 8 metres. Horse Chestnut (T2) : raise crown to 6 metres, remove deadwood and broken branches and crown thin by 20%. Reduce East side only by up to 3 metres. Height reduction by 6 metres. Sycamore (T3) : raise crown to 6 metres, remove deadwood and broken branches and crown thin by 20%. Reduce East side only by up to 3 metres. Height reduction by 4.5 metres. Oak (T4) : raise crown to 6 metres, remove deadwood and broken branches and crown thin by 20%. Reduce East side only by up to 3 metres. Height reduction by 2 metres. Sycamore (T5) : raise crown to 6 metres, remove deadwood and broken branches and crown thin by 20%. Reduce East side only by up to 3 metres. Height reduction by 7 metres. Sycamore(T6) : raise crown to 6 metres, remove deadwood and broken branches and crown thin by 20%. Reduce East side only by up to 3 metres. Height reduction by 7 metres.
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21/00615/TTREE Refused
Aysgarth 2 Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood Staffordshire DY7 5QW
Tree Preservation Order 59/1981. Reduce Sycamore by 30 percent and balance remainder of crown accordingly
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21/00432/FUL Granted
Bailiffs House Lawnswood Road Lawnswood Staffordshire DY7 5QL
Demolition of existing and erection of replacement dwelling
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26/00409/TTREE Granted
Friars Gorse Wood Lawnswood Drive Lawnswood
TPO No. 40/1982 Wych Elm (T1)- dismantle and remove (dead). Sycamore (T5)- dismantle and remove. Sycamore (T6)- dismantle and remove (dead). English oak (T7) - reduce western stem back past footpath. Sycamore (T8) - dismantle and remove (dead). Grey poplar (T9) - dismantle and remove. 3 Sycamore (G1) - dismantle and remove. 3 English oak (G3) - Remove hazard beam from northern oak by removing the stem. Remove hazard beam from central oak and reduce stem by up to 6m. Remove hanging and broken branches from southern oak.
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26/00370/FULHH Refused
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