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88 Springhill Lane Lower Penn WOLVERHAMPTON WV4 4TJ

26/00329/FULHHHouseholder ApplicationRefused
Householder

Refused on 23 June 2026

Council decision: Refuse2 reasons for refusal

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed double and single storey extension, raised patio and driveway alterations.

Received
13 April 2026
Ward
Pattingham, Trysull, Bobb & L Penn
  1. Received13 Apr
  2. Validated6 May
  3. Consult.31 May
  4. Target1 Jul
  5. Decided23 Jun

Decided in 48 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an extension at 88 Springhill Lane Lower Penn WOLVERHAMPTON WV4 4TJ. South Staffordshire has handled 1,353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 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 64 applications across Pattingham, Trysull, Bobb & L Penn. We hold 437 applications in total for the WV4 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 proposed development constitutes a disproportionate addition over and above the size of the original building and therefore represents inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Inappropriate development is, by definition, harmful to the Green Belt and should not be approved except in very special circumstances. No very special circumstances have been demonstrated to outweigh this harm. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy GB1 of the Core Strategy, the guidance contained within the Green Belt and Open Countryside SPD and Paragraphs 153 and 154 of the National Planning Policy Framework 2024.
  2. The proposed development, by reason of its combined scale, depth and elevated design, in particular the raised patio, would result in an overbearing and intrusive form of development and give rise to unacceptable overlooking and loss of privacy to neighbouring properties. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy EQ9 of the Core Strategy.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WV4 4TJ
Application type
Householder Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
LOWER PENN

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 May 2026
Consultation expiry
31 May 2026
Consultation start
7 May 2026
Consultation end
31 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start
12 May 2026
Last date for comments
5 June 2026
Target decision date
1 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
37 Aspen Road Essington South Staffs WV11 2SD

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
8 May 2026
Site notice end
29 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-14852686
Comments
0
Documents
12
Constraints
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Green belt: South Staffordshire
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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

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Source: South Staffordshire

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