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Former Showcase Cinema, Bentley Mill Way, Bentley, Walsall, WS2 0LE

23/0478Full Application: Change of UseApproved
Full

Approved on 2 February 2024

Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions

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

Proposal

Temporary change of use for a period of 3 years from former cinema (Sui Generis - formerly Class D2A) to open storage (Class B8).

Received
18 April 2023
Ward
Bentley And Darlaston North
  1. Received18 Apr
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.25 May
  4. Target13 Jun
  5. Decided2 Feb

Decided in 290 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at FORMER SHOWCASE CINEMA, BENTLEY MILL WAY, BENTLEY, WALSALL, WS2 0LE. Walsall has handled 347 applications of this type. This one was decided in 290 days, 33 weeks longer than Walsall's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 8 applications across Bentley And Darlaston North. We hold 284 applications in total for the WS2 postcode area.

74% of amendment 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
WS2 0LE
Application type
Full Application: Change of Use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
18 April 2023
Consultation expiry
25 May 2023
Consultation start
11 May 2023
Consultation end
25 May 2023
Target decision date
13 June 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
AP Architecture and Planning Ltd, 46 Heol Tircoed, Penllergaer, Swansea, SA4 9QZ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
23

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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