Express And Star Printing Works Castle Street / Tower Street Wolverhampton WV1 3AD Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Change of use and internal modifications to create a padel centre and associated alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Sept 2026
Consultation
8 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Oct 2026 and 26 Oct 2026, from Wolverhampton's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 29 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 25, Queen Street
List entry 1201859 · 28 m from the pin · 21 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 19 Grade II)
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 ↗
Air quality management area: Wolverhampton Air Quality Management Area 2005
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; Scheduled monument 249 m away: Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church; Inside the Wolverhampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WV1 3AD
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
St Peters
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Wolverhampton usually decides changes of use by day 42.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
42decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wolverhampton in the last twelve months, from validation. Wolverhampton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15204189
Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
8 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Wolverhampton ranks #100 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wolverhampton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #146 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #96 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #100 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #97 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
61 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
56 decided
817
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026