The Old Station House, John Street, Willenhall, WV13 1PJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/0730 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment
New homes

Proposal

Full planning application for the creation of 3 additional 1 bed self-contained apartments. (Site opposite Willenhall Conservation Area). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 12 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 29 Nov 2026 and 24 Dec 2026, from Walsall's recent new homes.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

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Documents

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Site constraints 7

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area about 30 m away: Willenhall; 9 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Willenhall 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, 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
Walsall
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WV13 1PJ
Received
17 Sept 2026
Validated
17 Sept 2026
Ward
Willenhall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Planning Geek Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 22 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides new homes by day 85.

Day 2263 days to the predicted decision (day 85)
27%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
46decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
TC MORRIS LTD, 81, WALSALL STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2EU
Full planning application for the proposed demolition of existing industrial buildings an…
25/1415
2025 Withdrawn
FORMER WILLENHALL POLICE STATION, JOHN STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PJ
Section 73 application to vary condition two of planning permission 24/1335 for the const…
25/1060
2025
116-118, LOWER LICHFIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PU
Full planning application for a proposed conversion of ground floor rear of existing shop…
25/0755
2025 Approved
FORMER WILLENHALL POLICE STATION, JOHN STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PJ
Full planning application for the conversion of former police station (Use Class Sui Gene…
24/1335
2024 Approved
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, JOHN STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PJ
Notification under the electronic communication code for proposed upgrade to the existing…
24/1264
2024 Refused
WEST MIDLANDS POLICE, WILLENHALL POLICE STATION, JOHN STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PJ
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24/0751
2023 Approved
118, LOWER LICHFIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PU
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23/1387
2022 Approved
TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, JOHN STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PJ
The proposed removal of existing rootop mounted antennas, ancillaries and assiciated supp…
22/0781
2020 Approved
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19/0886
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Proposed change of use of a 1st floor area of a commercial premises into 3 residential ap…
17/0946
2019 Refused
OFFICES ADJACENT WILLENHALL MUSEUM, WILLENHALL LIBRARY, WALSALL STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2EX
Prior Notification for proposed change of use of office building (Class B1a) to dwellings…
19/1337
2019 Approved
12-14, LOWER LICHFIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PX
Outline application for the demolition of 3 no. dilapidated terraced properties and const…
19/0397
2019 Approved
87, WALSALL STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 2EU
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18/1429
2018 Refused
CAR SERVICING AREA, BSC BUILDING, 62, NEW ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 2AQ
Retention of change of use from garage/workshop/MOT bay ancillary to car showroom to sepa…
18/1034
2016 Refused
WILLENHALL MOTOR SERVICES, 62 NEW ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 2AQ
Change of use of vacant unit to internal car wash / valet use.
16/0454
2016 Approved
4 Cross Street, Willenhall, WV13 1PG
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16/1526
2016 Withdrawn
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16/1543
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16/1545
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36, UPPER LICHFIELD STREET, WILLENHALL, WV13 1PF
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16/0362
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16/0127
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Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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