3, Catches Drive, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2LQ Data via plota.co.uk

25/1202 - Certificate Approved

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed dormer loft conversion with roof l Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
29 Dec 2025
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Appeal dismissed
26 Jun 2026

Approved on 29 Dec 2025 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Conservation area about 82 m away: Bloxwich Park; 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 11 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £225,000 in February 2013. Detached house, freehold.

8 February 2013£225,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area123 m² (1,324 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (79 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built2012 onwards
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2023, 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
Certificate
Postcode
WS3 2LQ
Received
10 Oct 2025
Validated
10 Oct 2025
Ward
Bloxwich West (pre May 2026 ward change)
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant Certificate of Lawful proposed use or Development
Decision date
29 Dec 2025
Appeal
Dismissed · 26 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006106 ↗
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RMS DESIGNS

How this decision compares

Decided in 80 days from validation, 18 days slower than Walsall's median of 62 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 74% of lawful development certificates here are.

41%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
87decided in the last year

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

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.