Duncan James Menswear, 12, Mountrath Street, Walsall, WS1 3LY Data via plota.co.uk

26/0773 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Resubmission of planning application for full planning application for change of use of existing building (Use Class E) to 13 bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) Site abutts Public Rights of Way Wal77). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 27 Oct 2026 and 9 Nov 2026, from Walsall's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026.

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Documents

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Associated applications 2

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Site constraints 7

Public footpath about 8 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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 ↗
Conservation area about 10 m away: Bradford Street
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk about 10 m away: Bradford Street, Walsall; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Walsall built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 26 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
WS1 3LY
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
St Matthew's
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 41 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides changes of use by day 71.

Day 4130 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
1 Oct 2026
Comments by
15 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Full planning application for the erection of a two storey 8 bedroom HMO (Use Class Sui G…
25/0604
Within ~100m

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings