2 Victoria Avenue, Bloxwich, Walsall,WS3 3HS Data via plota.co.uk

26/0896 - PA Registered Application
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Prior approval for change of use from offices (Use Class E) to 1no. one bedroom apartment (Use Class C3). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Walsall's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 20 Aug 2026.

Documents

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Site constraints 8

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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 ↗
Conservation area about 21 m away: Bloxwich High Street
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 21 m away: Bloxwich High Street; Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Bloxwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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

Council
Walsall
Application type
PA
Postcode
WS3 3HS
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
J Mason Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 71 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides changes of use by day 71.

Day 7115 days past the 56-day target
35%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
39decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
6 Aug 2026
Comments by
20 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

11 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH, VICTORIA AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HS
T1 - Maple - Crown lift up to 5.2 metres and side prune lateral growth growing back by 2…
25/0887
2025 Approved
43, Drake Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LR
Full planning application for a single storey rear extension. (Adjacent to PROW Wal15)
25/0972
2025
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH, VICTORIA AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HS
T3 - Maple - Prune back upper lateral branches in contact with telecommunication wires by…
25/1112
2021 Approved
Victoria Club, Victoria Avenue, Walsall, WS3 3HS
Proposed demolition of existing former club building, erection of a terraced block and tw…
21/1784
2022 Approved
ST JOHNS COURT, VICTORIA AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HS
T4 Sycamore - Crown reduce and reshape to leave a crown radius of 6.5m (or to the nearest…
22/0995
2022 Approved
66, VICTORIA AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HS
Single Storey Rear Extension plus loft conversion with rear chimney removal and rear roof…
22/0379
2021 Approved
40, HARRISON STREET, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HW
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension, 6.0 metres…
21/0214
2019 Approved
72, VICTORIA AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HS
Lawful Development Certificate: Proposed detached garden building
19/1580
2017 Refused
VICTORIA CLUB, Victoria Avenue, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HS
Formation of beer garden and smoking shelter
17/1129
2016 Approved
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH, VICTORIA AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HS
T3 Beech - Thin out crown canopy by 10%, Crown lift up to 5m, Clear building by 2 clear m…
16/1830
2016 Approved
ST JOHNS METHODIST CHURCH, VICTORIA AVENUE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 3HS
T1 Lime - Thin out crown canopy by 10% and remove epicormic growth from main stem. Crown…
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Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings