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26/00850/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Schools, care & community

Proposal

Alterations to site levels and associated engineering works to an existing care home car park not constructed in accordance with the approved plans. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Sept 2026
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Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 19 Nov 2026 and 11 Dec 2026, from South Staffordshire's recent full applications.

Comments are open until 26 Oct 2026

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Documents 4

Plans & drawings 3

PDF SA56321-BRY-ST-PL-A-100 Location Plan · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SA5621-BRY-ST-PL-A-101 REV C Site Plan - Proposed · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF SA56321-BRY-ST-PL-A-102 REV D Sections - Existing & Proposed · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form (Redacted) Application Form (Redacted) · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 10

Local nature reserve 29 m away: Baggeridge Country Park
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Public footpath 29 m away; Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 418 m away: Gospel End Road Cutting SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Gospel End built-up area; Tree preservation order 25 m away: Baggeridge Wood, Gospel End, Himley; Priority habitat 29 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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
South Staffordshire
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
DY3 4AE
Received
24 Sept 2026
Validated
24 Sept 2026
Ward
Himley & Swindon
Parish
HIMLEY
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Amy Henson

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 56-day target. South Staffordshire usually decides full applications by day 67.

Day 1552 days to the predicted decision (day 67)
41%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
103decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by South Staffordshire in the last twelve months, from validation. South Staffordshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15234502
Planning Portal ref
PP-15234502
Neighbours
2 Oct 2026
Consultation
2 Oct 2026
Comments by
26 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

8 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Application 21/00547/FUL. Variation of Condition 2. Seeking to amend the plans to allow f…
24/00203/VAR
2024 Approved
Application 21/00547/FUL. Variation of Condition 2. Seeking to amend the plans to allow f…
24/00203/VAR
2023 Refused
Retrospective planning application for the construction of staff and customer car park ex…
23/01084/FUL
2023 Decided
TPO No. 53/1973: G1, Mixed species trees around perimeter of new car park - Crown lift tr…
23/00692/TTREE
2023 Approved
Amendment to Condition 3. We are looking to use Greenfix's Geoweb system instead of Grass…
19/00901/AMEND
2020 Withdrawn
Removal of existing trees and woodland area to create additional car park spaces for exis…
20/00182/FUL
2019 Approved
Staff and customer carpark extension
19/00901/FUL
2019 Approved
Staff and customer carpark extension
19/00901/FUL
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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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