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26/00716/CPL - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed non-material change of use from Class C3(a) to a residential home for up to 2 young people aged between 7 and 18. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
30 Jun 2026
Approved
20 Aug 2026

Approved on 20 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 22 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

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
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 1 listed building within 150 m; 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 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
WV2 4NF
Received
30 Jun 2026
Validated
30 Jun 2026
Ward
Blakenhall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
20 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Simpatico Town Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 9 days slower than Wolverhampton's median of 42 for changes of use. Approved, as 62% of changes of use here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
42decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14733873
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