165a, High Street, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 3LH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
The proposed property has been repurposed into a massage shop business with no residential use. The following premises have been furnished with furniture and kitchen facilities, including a cooker, refrigerator, tables, chairs and sofas. The facilities are provided for employees to have their food and rest during working hours and breaks. One room within the property has been renovated into both a bathroom. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 22 Dec 2026 and 6 Jan 2027, from Walsall's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 7
Checked on 25 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2020, 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
Decision outlook
Day 9 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides changes of use by day 72.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Walsall in the last twelve months, from validation. Walsall decision record →
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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