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5, Beckfield Close, Shelfield, Walsall, WS4 1XG

23/0030PA: Dwellings new additional storeysRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 8 March 2023

Council decision: Prior Approval: REFUSED

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

Proposal

Prior Approval for one additional storey immediately above the topmost storey of the dwelling together with any engineering operations reasonably necessary for the purpose of that construction. Proposed maximum height of 7.27 metres measured externally from the natural ground level to the highest part of the roof.

Received
18 January 2023
Ward
Rushall-Shelfield (pre May 2026 ward change)
  1. Received18 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target15 Mar
  5. Decided8 Mar

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application at 5, BECKFIELD CLOSE, SHELFIELD, WALSALL, WS4 1XG. Walsall has handled 353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 49 days, 7 days quicker than Walsall's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 5 applications across Rushall-Shelfield (pre May 2026 ward change). We hold 574 applications in total for the WS4 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
WS4 1XG
Application type
PA: Dwellings new additional storeys
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
18 January 2023
Target decision date
15 March 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
MG4 Designs, 114, Coleraine Road, Birmingham, B42 1LW

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • 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 (22)

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

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