Charles Swann Coal Merchants Old Landywood Lane Essington WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2AP

24/00677/FULMMajor Full ApplicationRefused

Full

Refused on 17 October 2025

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

To retain upgraded hardstanding, dry storage shed, robot bagger shed and lean-to shed on land used in accordance with planning permission 99/00609/COU for a coal yard (retrospective application).

Received: 5 August 2024
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 7
Council: South Staffordshire District Council
Ward: Essington

ReceivedReceived5 Aug
ValidatedValidated26 Nov
Consult.Consultation28 Aug
TargetTarget Date25 Feb
DecidedDecided17 Oct

Decided in 325 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Charles Swann Coal Merchants Old Landywood Lane Essington WOLVERHAMPTON WV11 2AP. South Staffordshire has handled 1,353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 438 days, 55 weeks longer than South Staffordshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Essington. We hold 654 applications in total for the WV11 postcode area.

88% of full applications at South Staffordshire District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

The proposed development lies within a designated Development High Risk Area and is affected by known coal mining hazards, including a recorded mine entry and historic mining activity. The submitted Coal Mining Risk Assessment does not adequately address these risks, particularly the status and influence of the mine entry. As such, the proposal fails to demonstrate that the site is suitable for development in accordance with paragraphs 196 and 197 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
The proposed development fails to demonstrate that an acceptable surface water drainage strategy has been provided. The submitted Flood Risk Assessment lacks sufficient detail regarding infiltration testing, hydraulic calculations, water quality measures, exceedance flow paths, maintenance arrangements, and construction phase drainage management. As such, the proposal is contrary to Policy EQ7 of the Core Strategy and paragraphs 181 and 182 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode: WV11 2AP
Application type: Major Full Application
Scale / size: Large
Parish: ESSINGTON

Planning application dates

Date validated: 26 November 2024
Consultation expiry: 28 August 2025
Consultation start: 14 August 2025
Consultation end: 28 August 2025
Neighbour consultation start: 2 December 2024
Last date for comments: 28 August 2025
Target decision date: 25 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Deva Plan Limited 223 Queens Dock Business Centre Norfolk Street Liverpool L1 0BG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 4 December 2024
Advertisement expiry: 25 December 2024
Site notice start: 5 December 2024
Site notice end: 26 December 2024

Additional information

Documents: 13
Constraints: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: Ref 8/1968Part of the site · +1 more
Green belt: South StaffordshirePart of the site
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: South Staffordshire

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