Baggeridge Country Park Fir Street Gospel End DUDLEY DY3 4HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00762/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Erection of a rear extension to the Rangers Building, associated internal and external alterations, and replacement of existing storage containers with a purpose-built storage building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

4 Sept 2026

✓

Consultation

14 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 30 Oct 2026 and 19 Nov 2026, from South Staffordshire's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 8 Oct 2026.

Documents 34

Statements & assessments 10

Plans & drawings 19

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form (Redacted) · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 8

Local nature reserve: Baggeridge Country Park

Internationally or nationally protected for its wildlife. A habitats assessment is needed.

Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.

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.

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Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat 7 m away: Deciduous woodland; Inside the Gospel End 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 · 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 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: South Staffordshire
Application type: Full Application
Postcode: DY3 4HB
Received: 4 Sept 2026
Validated: 4 Sept 2026
Ward: Himley & Swindon
Parish: HIMLEY
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 20 Nov 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Cerda Planning Limited

Decision outlook

Day 55 of the 56-day target. South Staffordshire usually decides commercial and major works by day 61.

prediction

Day 556 days to the predicted decision (day 61)

47%decided within 8 weeks

70%approved

6%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 22 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14995666
Planning Portal ref: PP-14995666
Consultation: 14 Sept 2026
Comments by: 8 Oct 2026
Site or press notice: 15 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry: 30 Oct 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

Baggeridge Country Park Fir Street Gospel End Staffordshire DY3 4HB

Erection of new classroom facility, attached canopy, outdoor shelter, storage containers…

18/00500/FUL 6 Aug 2018

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