Flat Friends Meeting House 8B Summerfield Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 4PR Data via plota.co.uk

26/01076/FUL - Full Application Awaiting decision
Change of useCommercial premises

Proposal

Change of use of the first floor from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to office use (Use Class E(g)(i)), including meeting rooms, associated storage and ancillary use by local community organisations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
✓
Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 17 Nov 2026 and 28 Nov 2026, from Wolverhampton's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 5 Nov 2026

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Documents 6

Statements & assessments 1

PDF 2605X WOLVERHAMPTON QUAKER MEETING HOUSE DESIGN AND ACCESS STATEMENT Supporting Documents · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 4

PDF LOCATIONPLAN Location Plan · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 2605X-01 WOLVERHAMPTON QUAKER MEETING HOUSE EXISTING FLOOR PLAN Supporting Documents · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 2605X-02 WOLVERHAMPTON QUAKER MEETING HOUSE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN Supporting Documents · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 2605X-03 WOLVERHAMPTON QUAKER MEETING HOUSE SITE PLAN Drawings · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATIONFORMREDACTED Application Form · 8 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Beechwood House Friends' Meeting House, Grade II, 43 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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 ↗
Registered park or garden 81 m away: West Park
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
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 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

Building

Floor area93 m² (1,001 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100)
PropertyDetached flat, 4 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

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

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Important details

Council
Wolverhampton
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WV1 4PR
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
8 Oct 2026
Ward
Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tim Richardson MCIAT MCIOB MSAI MRICS

Decision outlook

Day 20 of the 56-day target. Wolverhampton usually decides changes of use by day 44.

Day 2036 days to the 56-day target
76%decided within 8 weeks
64%approved
60decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15104474
Planning Portal ref
PP-15104474
Neighbours
15 Oct 2026
Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Comments by
5 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2022 Withdrawn
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2023 Approved
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2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
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2018 Approved
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Replacement windows.
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2017 Approved
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Wolverhampton
Planning Authority Score
6.7/10
Good
#74 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.