Eurofix Autocentre, Park Road, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3SW Data via plota.co.uk

26/0870 - Section 73 Under Consultation and Assessment

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary condition 2 of planning permission to amend height of proposed extension to by marginally higher (approx. 550mm) to cater for larger commercial vehicles. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 16 Sept 2026.

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    Conditions variation sought for 2

    • VariationSection 73 application to vary condition 2 to amend height of proposed extension…This application26/0870

Site constraints 8

Bloxwich High Street conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
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 ↗
Heritage at risk: Bloxwich High Street
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
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 recovery project: Purple Horizons; Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Bloxwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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, 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
Walsall
Application type
Section 73
Postcode
WS3 3SW
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
22 Jul 2026
Ward
Bloxwich East & Blakenall Heath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stoneleigh Architectural Services
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