Ormiston SWB Academy Dudley Street Bilston Wolverhampton West Midlands WV14 0LN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00897/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
21 Aug 2026
Consultation
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Sept 2026 and 3 Oct 2026, from Wolverhampton's recent full applications. Comments are open until 16 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Wolverhampton Air Quality Management Area 2005
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 improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Bilston (Wolverhampton) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WV14 0LN
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Bilston South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Luke Strange Architecture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Wolverhampton usually decides full applications by day 38.

Day 2333 days to the 56-day target
82%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
282decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Wolverhampton in the last twelve months, from validation. Wolverhampton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15177110
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wolverhampton ranks #100 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wolverhampton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #146 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #96 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #100 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #97 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
61 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
56 decided
817
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026