47, Birchover Road, Walsall, WS2 8TU Data via plota.co.uk

26/0793 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment
Extensions & alterations

Proposal

Full planning application for a two storey side extension and rear and side single storey extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Dec 2026 and 18 Dec 2026, from Walsall's recent extensions.

Documents

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Site constraints 6

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: about 28 m from the postcode pin (reference 399299-052). 3 recorded mine entries within 50 m.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 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 23 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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.

Building

Floor area79 m² (850 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WS2 8TU
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
14 Oct 2026
Ward
Beechdale, Leamore & Reedswood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 14 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides extensions by day 57.

Day 1443 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
49%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
387decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
43, BIRCHOVER ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8TU
Full planning application for a single storey front and rear extensions and two storey si…
25/0129
2023 Approved
31, VICTORY LANE, WALSALL, WS2 8TG
Loft conversion with replacement roof including increased roof ridge height, amended pitc…
23/0899
2023 Approved
23, VICTORY LANE, WALSALL, WS2 8TG
Retrospective application for the retention of a single storey rear extension
23/1564
2021 Approved
21, VICTORY LANE, WALSALL, WS2 8TG
2 storey side & rear extension (Site abuts the public rights of way Wal47)
21/1411
2020 Approved
12, BIRCHOVER ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8TU
Single storey side and rear extension
20/0305
2018 Approved
49, BIRCHOVER ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8TU
Erection of 3 dwelling houses
18/0120
2017 Approved
20, BIRCHOVER ROAD, WALSALL, WS2 8TU
Two storey side and front extension.
17/0229
Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

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.