Homeserve Membership Ltd, Cable Drive, Walsall, WS2 7BN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full planning application for the proposed change of use of ground floor office areas (Use class E(c)(ii) into new engineering training academy facilities (Use class F1) and proposed installation of eight new external flues and two extraction units to serve the new training bays. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Nov 2026 and 26 Nov 2026, from Walsall's recent changes of use.
Site constraints 4
Checked on 17 September 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 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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Decision outlook
Day 25 of the 56-day target. Walsall usually decides changes of use by day 71.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Walsall in the last twelve months, from validation. Walsall decision record →
Historical activity at this location
1 previous application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
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Homeserve Membership Ltd, Cable Drive, Walsall, WS2 7BN
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