21, Wolverhampton Road, Pelsall, Walsall, WS3 4AA Data via plota.co.uk

26/0910 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment

Proposal

Full planning application for the change of use of dwelling (use class C3) to a day-time childcare facility for up to 9 pre-school children (use class E(f)). Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 6 Nov 2026 and 19 Nov 2026, from Walsall's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 7

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
Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Special area of conservation 416 m away: Pelsall North Common; Coalfield, development low risk area; SSSI 430 m away: Cannock Extension Canal SSSI; Inside the Pelsall built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £510,000 in July 2026. Detached house, freehold.

14 July 2026£510,000
12 January 2016£295,000
23 May 2008£249,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area186 m² (2,002 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WS3 4AA
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Pelsall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
ARC BUILDING DESIGN LIMITED

Decision outlook

Day 36 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides changes of use by day 71.

Day 3635 days to the predicted decision (day 71)
35%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
39decided in the last year

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

Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.