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26/0969 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment
Change of useNew homes

Proposal

Retrospective full planning application for the retention of a change of use of woodland to domestic curtilage (use class C3), erection of boundary fencing and brick pillars for entrance way and consideration of the erection of a double garage, single bedroom annex and all associated landscaping, hard surfacing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 11 Dec 2026 and 26 Dec 2026, from Walsall's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 9

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 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Conservation area about 79 m away: Great Barr; Inside the Walsall built-up area; Green belt about 79 m away: Birmingham; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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 1

Last sold for £625,000 in October 2020. Detached house, freehold.

30 October 2020£625,000

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

Building

Floor area157 m² (1,690 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (60 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, 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
WS5 3LR
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Pheasey Park Farm Paddock
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Berrys

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides changes of use by day 72.

Day 2052 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Retrospective planning application for the change of use of land to domestic curtilage (u…
25/1085
2025 Approved
Section73 application to amend condition 2 (plans) and 3 (facing materials) of 21/0778: a…
25/0524
2024 Refused
Section 73 application to amend condtion 2 (plans) of 21/0778 for 6 bedroom replacement d…
23/1278
2021 Approved
TWO STOREY SIDE AND REAR EXTENSIONS, SECOND FLOOR EXTENSION PLUS DETACHED SINGLE STOREY F…
21/0778
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
82, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (plans) of planning permission 21/1817 to amen…
25/1079
2025 Approved
131, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension. Measuring…
25/0730
2025 Approved
76, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Full planning application for a proposed two storey side and rear extension, garage conve…
25/0202
2024 Approved
123, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Full planning application for a two storey side and rear extension with single story fron…
24/0902
2024 Refused
123, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Full planning application for a two storey side and rear extension with two story front p…
24/0359
2024 Approved
123, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey pitched roofed rear extens…
24/0034
2023 Approved
100, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Certificate of Lawful Development for a loft conversion and roof extensions to include a…
23/0513
2023 Approved
100, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Single storey side and rear extension including garage conversion.
23/0259
2023 Refused
100, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Certificate of Lawful Development for a loft conversion including hip to gable roof exten…
23/0273
2022 Approved
82, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Two storey side and front gable extension, two storey and single storey rear extension pl…
21/1817
2022 Approved
102, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Loft conversion with rear dormer
22/0942
2021 Approved
88, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Retrospective application to retain an outbuilding in the rear garden.
21/1725
2020 Approved
105, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Two storey rear extension with flat roof and single storey rear infill extension with fla…
20/1152
2020 Approved
92, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Section 73 application: Variation of condition 2 of planning application 20/0518 for 2 st…
20/1166
2020 Withdrawn
100, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Two storey side extension, garage conversion and removal of chimney.
20/0763
2020 Approved
105, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey roofed rear extension, 6 m…
20/0687
2020 Approved
92, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
2 storey side, 2 storey rear and single storey rear extension
20/0518
2019 Approved
88 Skip Lane, Walsall, WS5 3LR
Single storey rear extension, rear patio and steps, two storey side extension replacing a…
19/0599
2019 Approved
88, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Proposed outbuilding
19/1409
2019 Approved
92, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Demolition of existing garage and erection of two storey side extension and single storey…
19/0004
2017 Approved
102, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Rear dormer loft conversion.
17/1436
2017 Approved
92, SKIP LANE, WALSALL, WS5 3LR
Demolition of existing garage and erection of two storey side extension and single storey…
17/1354
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.