90-92, Caldmore Road, Walsall, WS1 3PD Data via plota.co.uk

26/1095 - Full Application Under Consultation and Assessment

Proposal

Full planning application for the change of use of existing 14 no. room hostel (Use Class Sui Generis) to 10 no. self contained flats (Use Class C3) with proposed loft conversion with rear dormer and roof mounted solar panels. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 25 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from Walsall's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Walsall built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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, 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £350,000 in April 2021. Other property, freehold.

More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.

29 April 2021£350,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
12 March 1999£49,000Terraced house

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Walsall
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WS1 3PD
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
St Matthew's
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Hepburn Architects
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 91-day target. Walsall usually decides changes of use by day 71.

Day 1774 days to the 91-day target
35%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
39decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Walsall in the last twelve months, from validation. Walsall decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
8 Oct 2026
Comments by
22 Oct 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.