Royal Exchange, 27, Lichfield Road, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 9NP Data via plota.co.uk

26/0296 - Section 73 Under Consultation and Assessment

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary conditions 2,4a,6a,7a,9a,12a,13a of planning permission to reduce number of parking spaces from 109 to 108, addition of an external deposit return scheme, removal of tree pits within the car park and variation to conditions wording. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
6 May 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 4 Aug 2026. The consultation period closed on 28 May 2026.

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    Conditions variation sought for 2, 4a, 6a, 7a, 9a, 12a, 13a

    • VariationSection 73 application to vary conditions 2,4a,6a,7a,9a,12a,13a to reduce number of parking…This application26/0296

Site constraints 4

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.
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Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Brownhills built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Section 73
Postcode
WS9 9NP
Received
6 May 2026
Validated
6 May 2026
Ward
Aldridge North and Walsall Wood (pre May 2026 ward change)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gemma Moore

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
14 May 2026
Comments by
28 May 2026
Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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