Westcroft House Cannock Road Westcroft WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 8QW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00129/LUP - Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed Approved

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Consultation
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1308 m away: M54 to M6 Link Road; Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wolverhampton built-up area; Priority habitat 33 m away: Traditional orchard; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £950,000 in February 2024. Detached house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

8 February 2024£950,000
29 April 2020£930,000Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area345 m² (3,714 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (67 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1900 to 1929
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed
Postcode
WV10 8QW
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Essington
Parish
ESSINGTON
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Apr 2026
Decision
APPROVED
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Michael Kalam

How this decision compares

Decided in 133 days from validation, 78 days slower than South Staffordshire's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 87% of extensions here are.

66%decided within 8 weeks
87%approved
282decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
15 Jul 2026
Consultation
25 Jun 2026
Comments by
2 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#220 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Staffordshire ranks #179 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #211 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #180 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #179 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #222 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
75 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
23 decided
612
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.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.