68 Rookery Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 6NP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from Class C3(a) to a residential home for up to 3 young people aged between 7 and 18 (Class C2). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Wolverhampton
- Application type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Postcode
- WV4 6NP
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Ettingshall South And Spring Vale
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 9 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 17 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Simpatico Town Planning
How this decision compares
Decided in 64 days from validation, 20 days slower than Wolverhampton's median of 44 for changes of use. Refused, as 36% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wolverhampton in the last twelve months, from validation. Wolverhampton decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 24 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15083122
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15083122
- Statutory expiry
- 9 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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