Metro Inn Walsall, Metro Inn Walsall, Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS5 3AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/1078 - Advertisement Consent Valid Application - Awaiting Registration

Proposal

Advertisement consent for two non-illuminated sign posts 0.6m (w) x 0.6m (h), one non-lluminated sign post with one 0.3m (w) x 0.4m (h) sign and one 0.6m (w) x 0.6m (h) sign, one double sided intrnally illuminated projecting/hanging 0.804m (w) x 0.62m (h) x 0.1m (d), one non-illuminated internally applied vinyl sign 0.375m (w) x 0.675 (h), one internally applied vinyl sign 75mm (w) x 375mm (h), one row of frosted squares 75mm (w) x 75mm (h) at 865mm above finished floor level, one row of frosted squares 75mm (w) x 75mm (h) at 1.54m above finished floor level, one non-illuminated CCTV security sign 210mm (w) x 297mm (h), one internally illuminated fascia sign 5.408m (w) x 0.5m (h) x 0.1m (d), one fascia sign 4.61m (w) x 0.425m (h) x 0.1m (d). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 12 Nov 2026 and 27 Nov 2026, from Walsall's recent commercial premises.

Site constraints 4

Air quality management area: Walsall AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Walsall built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Advertisement Consent
Postcode
WS5 3AB
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Paddock
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alder King Planning Consultants

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides commercial premises by day 66.

Day 1848 days to the predicted decision (day 66)
41%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
50decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Walsall in the last twelve months, from validation. Walsall decision record →

Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Walsall is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #228 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Walsall decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #230 of 296
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #213 of 296
52%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #228 of 296
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #257 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
95 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
4 decided (10+ homes)
60%
Change of use approved
48 decided
800
Total decisions
128 refused in the year to March 2026