Commemorative Mining Monument Wolverhampton Road Essington WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2DB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00611/FUL - Full Application Approved
Schools, care & community

Proposal

The Installation of a War Memorial on the Village Green. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jul 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Consultation
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
6 Oct 2026

Approved on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Documents 15

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF FUL DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Officer Report Officer Report · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Planning Statement Planning Statement · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 8

PDF Location Plan Location Plan · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Plans and Elevations - Proposed Plans and Elevations - Proposed · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Block Plan - Proposed Block Plan - Proposed · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan - Proposed Site Plan - Proposed · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF 00042766 APPROVED Location Plan · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF APPROVED Plans and Elevations - Proposed · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF TQRQM26196143103722 APPROVED Block Plan - Proposed · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF WM-002 APPROVED Site Plan - Proposed · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (Redacted) Application Form (Redacted) · 16 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF ARTIST IMPRESSION OF MEMORIAL Photographs and Photomontages · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPROVED ARTIST IMPRESSION OF MEMORIAL Photographs and Photomontages · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANT SITE PHOTOS Photographs and Photomontages · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1207 m away: M54 to M6 Link Road; Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Essington built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
South Staffordshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WV11 2DB
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Essington
Parish
ESSINGTON
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision
APPROVED Subject to Conditions
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 57 days from validation, 10 days faster than South Staffordshire's median of 67 for full applications. Approved, as 68% of full applications here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
103decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15086466
Planning Portal ref
PP-15086466
Neighbours
12 Aug 2026
Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
28 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
7 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

16 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Proposed commemorative mining monument
23/00874/FUL
2018 Approved
Commemorative mining monument
18/00714/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
74 Hawthorne Road Essington WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2DD
Change of use of amenity land to garden. Boundary wall, gates and fencing. Raised patio a…
25/01041/FUL
2025 Refused
74 Hawthorne Road Essington WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2DD
Change of use of amenity land to garden. Boundary wall, gates and fencing. Raised patio a…
25/01041/FUL
2023 Approved
74 Hawthorne Road Essington WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2DD
Proposed bay window to frontage.
22/00961/AMEND
2022 Refused
11 Holly Bank Avenue Essington Staffordshire WV11 2BZ
Proposed first floor side extension
22/01148/FUL
2022 Refused
11 Holly Bank Avenue Essington Staffordshire WV11 2BZ
Proposed first floor side extension
22/01148/FUL
2022 Approved
74 Hawthorne Road Essington Staffordshire WV11 2DD
Retrospective front bay window extension and canopy roof. Proposed two storey side extens…
22/00961/FUL
2022 Approved
11 Holly Bank Avenue Essington Staffordshire WV11 2BZ
Proposed first floor side extension
22/00645/FUL
2022 Approved
11 Holly Bank Avenue Essington Staffordshire WV11 2BZ
Proposed first floor side extension
22/00645/FUL
2021 Approved
16 Mitre Close Essington Staffordshire WV11 2DA
New attached garage
21/01150/FUL
2021 Approved
16 Mitre Close Essington Staffordshire WV11 2DA
New attached garage
21/01150/FUL
2018 Approved
19A Wolverhampton Road Essington Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV11 2DB
Discharge part 1 of condition 3 (17/00742/FUL) alternative facing brickwork
17/00742/COND
2017 Approved
19 Wolverhampton Road Essington Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV11 2DB
Proposed Dwelling adjacent 19 Wolverhampton Road, Essington on side garden
17/00742/FUL
2017 Approved
19 Wolverhampton Road Essington Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV11 2DB
Proposed Dwelling adjacent 19 Wolverhampton Road, Essington on side garden
17/00742/FUL
2016 Approved
6 Wolverhampton Road Essington Wolverhampton South Staffordshire WV11 2DB
Single storey front, side and rear extensions
16/00259/FUL
South Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#220 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Staffordshire ranks #179 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #211 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #180 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #179 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #222 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
75 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
23 decided
612
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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