Former Quality Hotel Site 126 Penn Road (including 42 Oaklands Road And The Business Centre) Wolverhampton WV3 0ER Data via plota.co.uk

26/00728/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and the erection of a retail store (Class E) with associated car parking, access, landscaping and associated works Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
2 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 15 Aug 2026; it is now day 74. The consultation period closed on 15 Aug 2026.

Documents 36

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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; 1 listed building within 150 m; 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 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

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WV3 0ER
Received
2 Jul 2026
Validated
2 Jul 2026
Ward
Graiseley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Walsingham Planning

Decision outlook

Day 74, past the statutory target. 86% of commercial premises in Wolverhampton are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 1 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 11 Sept 2026.

Day 7418 days past the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
33decided 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.

71 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14970860
Neighbours
22 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jul 2026
Comments by
15 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
15 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 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