University Of Wolverhampton Wulfruna Street Wolverhampton WV1 1RY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00697/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use of sports hall to university teaching space for use by new medical school, and elevational changes incorporating new window apertures, louvres and entrance to new medical teaching centre. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2026
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Consultation
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 27 Jul 2026

Documents 18

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Site constraints 7

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
Scheduled monument 166 m away: Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church; Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wolverhampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
WV1 1RY
Received
24 Jun 2026
Validated
24 Jun 2026
Ward
St Peters
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Stride Treglown

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 11 days faster than Wolverhampton's median of 44 for changes of use. Approved, as 64% of changes of use here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
60decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14854382
Planning Portal ref
PP-14854382
Comments by
25 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
25 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Aug 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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