Wolverhampton Art Gallery Lichfield Street City Centre Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 1DU Data via plota.co.uk

26/01020/LBC - Listed Building Consent Awaiting decision

Proposal

Installation of external lighting to illuminate the south and west elevations of Wolverhampton Art Gallery, together with associated cable routing and fixings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
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Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Oct 2026 and 5 Nov 2026, from Wolverhampton's recent listed building consent.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Museum and Art Gallery Annexe
List entry 1201867 · 9 m away · 36 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 34 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Air quality management area: Wolverhampton Air Quality Management Area 2005
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 65 m away: Anglian cross 25m south of St Peter's Collegiate Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wolverhampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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 area131 m² (1,410 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 69)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
WV1 1DU
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
St Peters
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Bradshaw Gass and Hope LLP

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Wolverhampton usually decides listed building consent by day 38.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
71%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
18decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Wolverhampton in the last twelve months, from validation. Wolverhampton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Wolverhampton ranks #100 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wolverhampton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #146 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #96 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #100 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #97 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
61 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
56 decided
817
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.