G E Robinson, Long Street, Walsall, WS2 9DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0429 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment

Proposal

Full planning application for part demolition of existing office building and erection of a two-storey builders' merchant showroom with trade counter, associated customer forecourt, parking, cycle storage, access works, boundary treatment and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Dec 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Dec 2026 and 2 Jan 2027, from Walsall's recent demolitions. Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 3

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 improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Walsall built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 25 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.

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Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WS2 9DY
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
St Matthew's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Design Space 2 Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides demolitions by day 96.

Day 1383 days to the predicted decision (day 96)
22%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
31decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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