59-61 Church Street, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 7DF Data via plota.co.uk

0195/2026 - Full REGISTERED

Proposal

Change of use from a public house (Sui Generis use) to an indoor market ( E Class Use) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Jul 2026
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Validated
21 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 31 Oct 2026 and 7 Nov 2026, from Tamworth's recent full applications.

Site constraints 5

Tamworth, Town Centre 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 95 m away: Tamworth Castle
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
35 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1, King Street, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 31 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve about 358 m away: Broad Meadow; Inside the Tamworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 20 September 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 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
Tamworth
Application type
Full
Postcode
B79 7DF
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 44 of the 56-day target. Tamworth usually decides full applications by day 74.

Day 4430 days to the predicted decision (day 74)
30%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
20%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Tamworth in the last twelve months, from validation. Tamworth decision record →

Tamworth
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#184 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Tamworth is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #222 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

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
Tamworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #30 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #8 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #222 of 296
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #266 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
9 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
18 decided
150
Total decisions
8 refused in the year to March 2026