Wolverhampton Business Airport Crab Lane Bobbington STOURBRIDGE DY7 5DY Data via plota.co.uk

26/00010/LUP - Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed Approved

Proposal

Proposed new hangar Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jan 2026
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Consultation
13 Jan 2026
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Approved
19 Feb 2026

Approved on 19 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Article 4 direction
Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, Bobbington. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Also on the record
Inside the Gospel Ash built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 area138 m² (1,485 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (asset rating 152)
UseA3/A4/A5 Restaurant and Cafes/Drinking Establishments and Hot Food takeaways
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2017, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - proposed
Postcode
DY7 5DY
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Ward
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobb & L Penn
Parish
BOBBINGTON
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Mar 2026
Decision
APPROVED
Decision date
19 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 44 days from validation, 18 days faster than South Staffordshire's median of 62 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 74% of commercial and major works here are.

44%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by South Staffordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Staffordshire decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14507750
Planning Portal ref
PP-14507750
Neighbours
19 Feb 2026
Consultation
13 Jan 2026
Comments by
6 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#220 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Staffordshire ranks #179 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #211 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #180 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #179 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #222 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
75 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
23 decided
612
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026

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.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.