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24/01088/COND7 - Discharge of Condition 7 Approved

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 12 (details of the 'Play on the Way' provision) of application Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
1 Oct 2026

Approved on 1 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Associated applications 9

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Local nature reserve 258 m away: Wom Brook Walk
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Green belt 88 m away: Birmingham.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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

Application type
Discharge of Condition 7
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Wombourne South
Parish
WOMBOURNE
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved by Letter
Decision date
1 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

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Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15108377
Planning Portal ref
PP-15108377
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
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