31, Water Reed Grove, Walsall, WS2 7AD Data via plota.co.uk

25/1264 - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Full planning application for the change of use from residential dwelling (use c Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Nov 2025
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Refused
20 Feb 2026
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Appeal allowed
29 May 2026

Refused on 20 Feb 2026 · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Documents

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Site constraints 5

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: about 22 m from the postcode pin (reference 399301-116).
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 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 9 October 2026. 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 3

Last sold for £220,000 in March 2025. Terraced house, freehold.

31 March 2025£220,000
25 August 2017£162,000
27 May 2011£159,950New build

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

Building

Floor area81 m² (872 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (78 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built2007 to 2011
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2024, 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
WS2 7AD
Received
25 Nov 2025
Validated
25 Nov 2025
Ward
Birchills Leamore (pre May 2026 ward change)
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Jan 2026
Decision
Refuse Permission
Decision date
20 Feb 2026
Appeal
Allowed · 29 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6004265 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hussein

How this decision compares

Decided in 87 days from validation, 20 days faster than Walsall's median of 107 for full applications. Refused, as 21% of full applications here are.

19%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
172decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

6 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
98-152 (even) Water Reed Grove, Walsall, WS2 7AE
Modify a Section 106 agreement attached to planning application 06/1118/FL/W2 to amend Pa…
25/0450
2023 Withdrawn
98-152 (EVEN), WATER REED GROVE, WALSALL, WS2 7AE
Modify a Section 106 agreement attached to planning consent 06/1118/FL/W2.
23/1362
2022 Approved
33, WATER REED GROVE, WALSALL, WS2 7AD
Certificate of Lawfulness: for proposed use of residential dwelling (use Class C3) to chi…
22/1679
2017 Approved
21, WATER REED GROVE, WALSALL, WS2 7AD
Conservatory to side/rear (retrospective).
17/0530
2016 Approved
TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT, OUTSIDE 1 WATER REED GROVE, WALSALL, WS2 7AD
Installation of 1 x DSLAM equipment cabinet olive green, measuring 1300mm high x 800mm lo…
16/0379
2016 Refused
21, WATER REED GROVE, WALSALL, WS2 7AD
Rear single storey extension: 3.5m deep; 2.1m high to eaves; 3.3m high to highest point.
16/1902
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.