Living Area, Four Crosses Pub, 1, Green Lane, Shelfield, Walsall, WS4 1RN Data via plota.co.uk

26/0430 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Full planning application for a first floor side extension to existing dwelling (use class C3) above public house (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jun 2026
Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

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
Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Rushall and Shelfield 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

Council
Walsall
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WS4 1RN
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
9 Jun 2026
Ward
Pelsall
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Indigo Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 5 days faster than Walsall's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 78% of extensions here are.

55%decided within 8 weeks
78%approved
178decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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