3 Birchwood Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5UL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00619/CPL - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Awaiting decision
Change of use

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for a change of use from Class 3 ("Dwelling houses") to Class C2, a small Childrens Home that will be registered with Ofsted for up to two children. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jun 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Documents 5

Plans & drawings 2

PDF LOCATIONPLAN Location Plan · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF MANAGEMENT PLAN - 3 BIRCHWOOD ROAD (3JUN2026) Supporting Documents · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF 3 BIRCHWOOD ROAD - PROPOSED PLANS REV A Supporting Documents · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF 3 BIRCHWOOD ROAD - EXISTING PLANS REV A Supporting Documents · 3 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Important details

Council
Wolverhampton
Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
WV4 5UL
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Ward
Penn
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Elmswood Care Limited

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14984012
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
12 Buckingham Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5TJ
PROPOSED TWO STOREY & SINGLE STOREY REAR EXTENSION, FIRST FLOOR SIDE EXTENSION, LOFT CONV…
24/01168/FUL
2024 Approved
12 Buckingham Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5TJ
Single storey rear extension (6m projection beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling…
24/01167/PDPA
2020
37 Westbourne Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5UN
Single storey rear extension(4.760m projection beyond the rear wall of the original dwell…
20/01281/PDPA
2019 Approved
2 Elm Dale Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5SR
Proposed Single Storey Extension To Side
19/00164/FUL
2018 Approved
35 Mount Road Penn Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5SP
Single storey rear extension (Conservatory) (5.3m projection beyond the rear wall of the…
18/00968/PDPA
2017 Approved
29 Birchwood Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5UL
Two storey side and rear extension at lower ground and ground levels, and raising ground…
17/00845/FUL
2016 Approved
3 Elm Dale Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5SR
Retrospective - single storey rear extension
16/01253/FUL
2016 Approved
2A Birchwood Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5UJ
First Floor side extension, loft conversion and new roof to property
16/00397/FUL
2016 Approved
10 Buckingham Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5TJ
Single storey lean-to extension
16/00338/FUL
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 performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings