Former Quality Hotel Site 126 Penn Road (including 42 Oaklands Road And The Business Centre) Wolverhampton WV3 0ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/01138/PAOTH - Other PD Prior Approvals Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of main hotel, Business Centre and lodge building (42 Oaklands Road), including associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
23 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 28 Nov 2026 and 18 Dec 2026, from Wolverhampton's recent demolitions.

Site constraints 6

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
Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 1 listed building 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 28 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
Other PD Prior Approvals
Postcode
WV3 0ER
Received
23 Oct 2026
Validated
23 Oct 2026
Ward
Graiseley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Walsingham Planning

Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Wolverhampton usually decides demolitions by day 49.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
28decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15303142
Planning Portal ref
PP-15303142
Statutory expiry
20 Nov 2026
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