281 Henwood Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8PU Data via plota.co.uk

26/00689/CPL - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Approved

Proposal

Formation of habitable room in roofspace with rear dormer Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Approved
7 Aug 2026

Approved on 7 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Aug 2026

Site constraints 5

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 ↗
Local nature reserve 76 m away: Smestow Valley
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Wolverhampton built-up area; Green belt 76 m away: Birmingham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £420,000 in March 2017. Detached house, freehold.

24 March 2017£420,000
29 November 2013£340,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
WV6 8PU
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
Tettenhall Wightwick
Case officer
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Target decision
18 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
7 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 45 days from validation, 11 days slower than Wolverhampton's median of 34 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

86%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
367decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15031786
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use