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25/1494 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment

Proposal

Full planning application for 109 dwellings, car parking and all associated ancillary works (Affects PROW Will61). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jan 2026
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Committee
30 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 264. The consultation period closed on 19 Feb 2026.

Planning committee

Decided by Walsall Planning Committee on 30 Jul 2026. Earlier deferred on 23 Apr 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved by 6 votes to 0

As officers recommended.

  • One comment objected to who might occupy the homes; another supported regeneration but raised parking concerns.
  • The committee voted unanimously to delegate permission, subject to conditions, planning obligations and resolution of drainage and consultation matters.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, public comments, committee debate, vote and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Walsall's committee minutes of 30 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 5

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 improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Conservation area about 80 m away: Willenhall; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 11 September 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 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 1SZ
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Jan 2026
Ward
Willenhall South (pre May 2026 ward change)
Case officer
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Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 264, past the statutory target. 54% of new homes in Walsall are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 28 Sept 2026.

Day 264173 days past the 91-day target
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
5 Feb 2026
Comments by
19 Feb 2026
Committee
30 Jul 2026
Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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