23 Nelson Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV14 6RT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00974/CPL - Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev Awaiting decision

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for a change of use from Class C3 ("Dwelling houses") to Class C2, a small Childrens Home that will be registered with Ofsted for one child with two carers sleepingovernight working on a rota basis Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 15 Oct 2026 and 27 Oct 2026, from Wolverhampton's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 4

Air quality management area: Wolverhampton Air Quality Management Area 2005
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Bilston (Wolverhampton) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Application type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Postcode
WV14 6RT
Received
9 Sept 2026
Validated
9 Sept 2026
Ward
Bilston North
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
4D Planning

Decision outlook

Day 4 of the 56-day target. Wolverhampton usually decides changes of use by day 42.

Day 452 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
42decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Wolverhampton in the last twelve months, from validation. Wolverhampton decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Wolverhampton ranks #100 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wolverhampton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
89%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #146 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #96 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #100 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #97 of 296
77%
Minor dwellings approved
61 decided (1-9 homes)
93%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
64%
Change of use approved
56 decided
817
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026