67, Stafford Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/1022 - Full Application Application Made Incomplete

Proposal

Full planning application for the change of use of dwelling house (Use Class C3) to perfessional services (Use Class E(c)(ii) including internal and external repairs and modifications. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 10 Nov 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Walsall's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 7

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
Conservation area about 42 m away: Bloxwich Park; Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 22 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.

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Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WS3 3NJ
Received
around 7 Sept 2026
Ward
Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath
Case officer
Show
Applicant
Show
Agent
Robothams Architects

Decision outlook

Day 51 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides changes of use by day 72.

Day 5121 days to the predicted decision (day 72)
34%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
42decided in the last year

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

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