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Goscote House, Goscote Lane, Bloxwich, Walsall, WS3 1SJ

19/0274Prior Approval: B1(a) to C3Approved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 24 April 2019

Council decision: Prior Approval: GRANTED

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Prior approval for the change of use of the existing three storey building from Offices B1a for 15 no. residential units (C3).

Received
1 March 2019
Ward
Blakenall
  1. Received1 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target25 Apr
  5. Decided24 Apr

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at GOSCOTE HOUSE, GOSCOTE LANE, BLOXWICH, WALSALL, WS3 1SJ. Walsall has handled 353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 54 days. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 5 applications across Blakenall. We hold 153 applications in total for the WS3 postcode area.

62% of outline applications at Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
WS3 1SJ
Application type
Prior Approval: B1(a) to C3
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
15

Planning application dates

Validated
1 March 2019
Target decision date
25 April 2019

Planning decision

Statutory period
55 days

Additional information

Documents
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Green belt: Walsall
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, 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: Walsall

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