1 Church Walk Bradmore Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 7BX Data via plota.co.uk

26/00940/CPL - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Approved

Proposal

Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) to a residential home for one adult resident (Use Class C3b). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Sept 2026
Approved
7 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Wolverhampton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
WV3 7BX
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Graiseley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Simpatico Town Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 5 days from validation, 37 days faster than Wolverhampton's median of 42 for changes of use. Approved, as 62% of changes of use here are.

85%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
42decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wolverhampton in the last twelve months, from validation. Wolverhampton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15189474
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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