Former Jewson Builders Merchants Victoria Road Tamworth Staffordshire B79 7HU Data via plota.co.uk

0116/2026 - Full REGISTERED

Proposal

Proposed extension to existing building, elevation alterations and siting of external storage containers with associated hard and soft landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 May 2026
✓
Validated
27 May 2026
Decision
Target date was 7 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 15 Sept 2026; it is now day 146.

The consultation period closed on 15 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

Tamworth, Victoria Road and Albert Road 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 ↗
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
Local nature reserve about 381 m away: Warwickshire Moor; Scheduled monument about 212 m away: Saxon defences; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Tamworth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 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
Tamworth
Application type
Full
Postcode
B79 7HU
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
27 May 2026
Ward
Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Aug 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Flexiss Group

Decision outlook

Day 146, past the statutory target. 84% of extensions in Tamworth are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 19 Oct 2026.

Day 14690 days past the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
96decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Tamworth in the last twelve months, from validation. Tamworth decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Tamworth
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#184 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tamworth is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #222 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

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
Tamworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #30 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #8 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #222 of 296
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #266 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
9 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
18 decided
150
Total decisions
8 refused in the year to March 2026