19, Glastonbury Way, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 2RE Data via plota.co.uk

26/0465 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment
Change of useNew homesCommercial premises

Proposal

Full planning application for the change of use from dwelling (use class C3) to a children's care home (use class C2) for up to two children aged 8-18 years, with manager and up to two carers sleeping overnight. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 7 Oct 2026, from Walsall's recent full applications.

Documents

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Site constraints 4

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Bloxwich built-up area.
Not affected
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
WS3 2RE
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Bloxwich West
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Makinde

Decision outlook

Day 81 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides full applications by day 85.

Day 814 days to the predicted decision (day 85)
19%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
26decided in the last year

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

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Refused
Lawful Development Certificate for a proposed change of use of existing dwelling (use cla…
25/1405
2022 Approved
Two storey side extension, ground floor rear side extension and front porch.
22/0617
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
1, NETLEY WAY, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 2RD
Proposed Two Storey Side Extension
23/1238
2021 Approved
63, GLASTONBURY CRESCENT, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 2QX
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey roofed rear extension, 3.8…
21/0968
Walsall
Planning Authority Score
2.1/10
Poor
#271 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings