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43 Planks Lane Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9HT

25/00755/FULHHHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 3 November 2025

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Detached annexe for dependent relative.

Received
8 September 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
4
Ward
Wombourne North
Agent
Foster Architecture & Design
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.11 Oct
  4. Target3 Nov
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 43 Planks Lane Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9HT. South Staffordshire has handled 1,353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Wombourne North. We hold 500 applications in total for the WV5 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

  1. The proposal would give rise to the appearance of separate residential units on site, which would creating a cramped, contrived and incongruent feature within the locality. The proposed building would introduce an excessive level of built form onto a relatively open bend within the road, owing to its scale, proximity to the boundary, and height of 5.3m. The proposed annex is functionally separate from the host dwelling and has its own private amenity area. As such, the development is tantamount to a new dwelling and would fail to contribute positively to the character of the local area, contrary to Policy EQ11 of the adopted Core Strategy, the South Staffordshire Design Guide SPD and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WV5 9HT
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
WOMBOURNE

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 September 2025
Consultation expiry
13 October 2025
Consultation start
17 September 2025
Consultation end
11 October 2025
Neighbour consultation start
3 November 2025
Last date for comments
3 November 2025
Target decision date
3 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
Foster Architecture & Design
Architect profile
FOSTER ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN LTD
Agent address
Foster Architecture & Design 3 Shaw Croft Sheriffhales, Shifnal Shropshire Shifnal TF11 8SP

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
22 September 2025
Site notice end
13 October 2025

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14272980
Documents
6
Constraints
5

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: South Staffordshire

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