150, Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS1 2NJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/1040 - PA Refused

Proposal

Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension. Measuring 6 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 4 metres total height and 2.5 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
9 Sept 2026
✗
Refused
6 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 6 Oct 2026 · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

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 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 6 October 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, 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 2

Last sold for £505,000 in August 2025. Detached house, freehold.

22 August 2025£505,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
28 September 2007£332,000

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

Building

Floor area117 m² (1,259 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (64 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2023, 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
PA
Postcode
WS1 2NJ
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
St Matthew's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Approval: REFUSED
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rouhel Ahmed
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 30 days faster than Walsall's median of 57 for extensions. Refused, as 21% of extensions here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
79%approved
379decided in the last year

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

Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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.

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.