Sandwell Villas, Sandwell Street, Walsall, WS1 3ED Data via plota.co.uk

26/0671 - Discharge of Condition(s) Registered Application

Proposal

Application to discharge Condition 3 (Wall Facing Materials) of planning permission for - Demolition of single storey outbuilding to be replaced with a green area. Replacement of existing brick boundary wall along the Highgate Road side boundary and front alleyway boundary with a new brick wall matching in design and materials. Works to the wall include relocation of the existing double door wooden entrance gate along the Highgate Road side boundary and bricking up of a single wooden entrance door in the alleyway boundary. Plus internal and external structural strengthening works to the dwellinghouse, and retrospective permission for some replacement rooftiles and refurbished window frames. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
Decision
Target date was 2 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 2 Aug 2026.

Associated applications 2

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    • ConditionsApplication to discharge Condition 3 (Wall Facing Materials)This application26/0671

Site constraints 7

Highgate 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 ↗
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 ↗
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 1 Doveridge Place, Grade II, about 50 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Walsall 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
Discharge of Condition(s)
Postcode
WS1 3ED
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
St Matthews (pre May 2026 ward change) St Matthew's
Case officer
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Target decision
2 Aug 2026
Applicant
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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