Former Loxdale Primary School And Vehicle Licensing Facility Chapel Street Bradley Bilston West Midlands WV14 0PH Data via plota.co.uk

25/00592/PAOTH - Other PD Prior Approvals Approved

Proposal

Proposed demolition of Former Loxdale Primary school and Vehicle Licensing Facility. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2025
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Validated
28 Aug 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: 30 m away (reference 395295-045). 3 recorded mine entries within 50 m.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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 ↗
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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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

Application type
Other PD Prior Approvals
Postcode
WV14 0PH
Received
20 May 2025
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Bilston South
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
BPN Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 23 days faster than Wolverhampton's median of 49 for demolitions. Approved, as 96% of demolitions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
28decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13988651
Planning Portal ref
PP-13988651
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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