2 Market Lane Lower Penn WOLVERHAMPTON WV4 4UJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00676/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Replacement dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Aug 2026
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Consultation
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
28 Sept 2026

Approved on 28 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 28 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Walnut Tree Cottage, Grade II, 29 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Conservation area 8 m away: Lower Penn Conservation Area Management Plan
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve 297 m away: South Staffordshire Railway 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Building

Floor area129 m² (1,389 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (43 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached bungalow, 4 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsTimber frame, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2012, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WV4 4UJ
Received
5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobb & L Penn
Parish
LOWER PENN
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
APPROVED Subject to Conditions
Decision date
28 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 78% of demolitions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
36decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 28 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15135656
Planning Portal ref
PP-15135656
Neighbours
10 Aug 2026
Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
30 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.