Agricultural Building At Meadow Farm Post Office Road Seisdon WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 7HA Data via plota.co.uk

26/00030/AGRRES - Pr Appr - Agricultural to Residential Refused

Proposal

Conversion of an existing agricultural building to three dwelling houses. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jan 2026
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Consultation
24 Feb 2026
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Refused
5 Mar 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 5 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Green belt: Birmingham
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Seisdon built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £850,000 in January 2025. Other property, freehold.

17 January 2025£850,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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

Building

Floor area186 m² (2,002 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2023, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Pr Appr - Agricultural to Residential
Postcode
WV5 7HA
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
15 Jan 2026
Ward
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobb & L Penn
Parish
TRYSULL & SEISDON
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Mar 2026
Decision
Refusal of Prior Approval
Decision date
5 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Eldnar Ltd (Eldnar Consultancy)

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 13 days faster than South Staffordshire's median of 62 for changes of use. Refused, as 29% of changes of use here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
71%approved
6%go to committee

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

Public comments

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14397883
Planning Portal ref
PP-14397883
Neighbours
5 Mar 2026
Consultation
24 Feb 2026
Comments by
2 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
30 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
12 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
South Staffordshire
Planning Authority Score
3.5/10
Below average
#220 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

South Staffordshire ranks #179 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 49% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
South Staffordshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
85%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #211 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #180 of 296
61%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #179 of 296
49%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #222 of 296
71%
Minor dwellings approved
75 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
23 decided
612
Total decisions
89 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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.