20, Station Street, Walsall, WS2 9JZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full planning application for the change of use from a hotel (Class C1) to a 14- Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · Last checked 13 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Walsall Planning Committee on 23 Apr 2026.
Approved unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the temporary accommodation use would provide public benefit and create little change from the former hotel use.
- The supporting speaker said the scheme would provide Council-managed temporary accommodation near transport, health services and Council support.
- The committee unanimously delegated permission to the Interim Head of Planning and Building Control, subject to conditions and finalising amendments.
Source: Plota analysis of Walsall's committee minutes of 23 Apr 2026.
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 4
Show all 2 with distances
- 6 m22, 23 & 24 Station Street (St James's Place)Grade II
- 128 mUnnamed
Checked on 11 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 73 days from validation, about the council's usual 71 days. Approved, as 74% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Walsall in the last twelve months, from validation. Walsall decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 19 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 23 Apr 2026
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10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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