Former Gjf Fabrications, Lichfield Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6HR Data via plota.co.uk

26/0008 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Full planning application for the retrospective subdivision of existing Blocks B,C,D,E,F,G, H and J to create 27 new units under a flexiable B2/B8 use class and the insertion of new windows, doors, cladding and shutters including rear ramp. Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 84.

The consultation period closed on 27 Aug 2026.

Documents

View the documents on the council's website ↗

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; SSSI about 394 m away: Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Brownhills 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 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Walsall - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Nearby new applications

21 Sept 2026Pending

12, THIRD AVENUE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6JL

Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension. M

26/1092
4 Aug 2026Pending

LAND LYING TO THE NORTH OF POPLAR ROAD, POPLAR ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6AJ

Application to discharge Condition 3 (Drainage), 4 (Site Protection Details), 5 ...

26/0909

Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WS8 6HR
Received
17 Jul 2026
Validated
17 Jul 2026
Ward
Brownhills
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gurprit Benning

Decision outlook

Day 84, past the statutory target. 80% of commercial premises in Walsall are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 8 Oct 2026.

Day 8428 days past the 56-day target
40%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
51decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 Aug 2026
Comments by
27 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Land adj. 116, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HT
Full planning application for a new single storey detached dwelling.
24/1089
2024 Refused
53, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HR
Full planning application for proposed increase in front boundary wall and new gates, and…
24/0981
2022 Approved
100, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HT
T2 – Horse Chestnut – to reduce the lateral branches by up to 2.0 metres back to suitable…
22/1356
2021 Approved
92, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HT
Proposed dropped kerb for vehicular access to front of property
21/1346
2021 Approved
29, SEEDS LANE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HU
Change of use from garage to granny annexe. Construct new porch.
21/0148
2020 Refused
25, SEEDS LANE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HU
Demolition of 25 Seeds Lane and Erection of 5no. 3 bed bungalows
20/0312
2021 Approved
27A, LICHFIELD ROAD, WALSALL, WS8 6HR
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey flat roofed rear extension…
21/0092
2020 Approved
GULLIVERS TRUCK HIRE LTD, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HR
Proposed refurbishment of office building including, additional windows and new entrance…
20/0285
2020 Refused
66, SEEDS LANE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HU
Outline: Erection of one detached dwelling with all matters reserved.
20/0358
2019 Refused
67, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HR
Retention of erection of single detached garage to front of property.
19/1264
2019 Approved
GULLIVERS TRUCK HIRE LTD, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HR
Display of 2 no internally illuminated fascia signs, 3 no sets of internally illuminated…
19/1145
2019 Refused
66, SEEDS LANE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HU
Residential development of 3 no. three bedroom dwellinghouses.
19/0868
2019 Approved
35, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HR
Two storey side and single storey rear extension.
19/0350
2018 Approved
70, SEEDS LANE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HU
Retention of new boundary wall to frontage
18/0315
2017 Approved
68, SEEDS LANE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HU
Retention of front wall, gates & dropped kerb and secondary dropped kerb.
17/0694
2017 Approved
SMITHYS FORGE, 7, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HR
Replacement and refurbisment of extisting signage consisting of x1 fascia and x4 other si…
17/1466
2017 Approved
100, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HT
Horse Chestnut '3' - Prune lower branches above young Hornbeam to give 2.0m clearance.
17/1193
2016 Approved
11, SEEDS LANE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HU
Single storey rear extension; 4m deep, 2.5m high to eaves, 3.8m high to highest point.
16/1544
2016 Approved
1A, SEEDS LANE, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6HU
Variation of condition 2 of 12/0321/RM to allow a hedge 12m long for the shared boundary…
16/1348
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings