Offices 5 To 6 45 Queen Street City Centre Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 3BJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/00921/LBD - Listed Building Demolition Approved

Proposal

Approximate 15m of roughly 6mm diameter fibre optic cabling attached to front elevation, with approximate 25m of cabling attached within interior, with associated enabling works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Aug 2026
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Validated
21 Sept 2026
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Approved
22 Sept 2026

Approved on 22 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

Grade II listed: 44 and 45, Queen Street
List entry 1282484 · 9 m away · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 Grade II*, 11 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Wolverhampton 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. 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.

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Important details

Application type
Listed Building Demolition
Postcode
WV1 3BJ
Received
28 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
St Peters
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision
Grant
Decision date
22 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Openreach

How this decision compares

Decided in 1 days from validation, 34 days faster than Wolverhampton's median of 35 for commercial premises. Approved, as 98% of commercial premises here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
98%approved
53decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 23 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15191246
Planning Portal ref
PP-15191246
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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