37 Upper High Street Wednesbury WS10 7HJ Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/71980 - Lawful Dvpt Certificate Existing Use/Dev Awaiting decision

Proposal

Continued use as retail at ground floor and 9 No. bedroom (9 No. person) HMO at ground/first/second floors (Lawful Development Certificate). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Nov 2026.

Site constraints 5

Wednesbury Market Place 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: Sandwell 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 improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Heritage at risk 48 m away: Market Place, Wednesbury, Black Country; Inside the Wednesbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 18 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £150,000 in January 2023. Terraced house, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

10 January 2023£150,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
18 December 2020£292,567Other property. Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
27 August 2004£95,000

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

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Lawful Dvpt Certificate Existing Use/Dev
Postcode
WS10 7HJ
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Wednesbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
A G Design Studio
Freehold owner
Show

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15118822
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sandwell
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#149 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Sandwell ranks #131 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sandwell decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #198 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #223 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #131 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #92 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
44 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
46 decided
909
Total decisions
124 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.