51, Park Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3SS Data via plota.co.uk

26/0472 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment

Proposal

Retrospective full planning application for a change of use from former office use (Use Class E) to 4 Multiple Occupation (Use Class C4), installation of a new ground floor window to an existing room, and retention of the existing internal layout including loft accommodation ancillary to the HMO use. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
27 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 12 Nov 2026, from Walsall's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 8

Bloxwich Park conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £160,000 in April 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

25 April 2023£160,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
19 September 2018£110,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
30 April 2004£45,000

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

Building

Floor area134 m² (1,442 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (55 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2018, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WS3 3SS
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
27 Aug 2026
Ward
Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Caroline Dobson
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 43 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides changes of use by day 71.

Day 4328 days to the predicted decision (day 71)
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
8 Oct 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
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

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.