Former Gala Bingo Hall, Jerome Retail Park, Midland Road, Walsall, WS1 3QB
Approved on 26 October 2023
Council decision: Prior Approval: GRANTED
Proposal
Prior Approval for Roof Mounted Solar PV
- Received
- 12 September 2023
- Ward
- St Matthews
- ReceivedReceived12 Sep
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date6 Nov
- DecidedDecided26 Oct
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at FORMER GALA BINGO HALL, JEROME RETAIL PARK, MIDLAND ROAD, WALSALL, WS1 3QB. Walsall has handled 353 applications of this type. This one was decided in 44 days, 12 days quicker than Walsall's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across St Matthews. We hold 1,353 applications in total for the WS1 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
- WS1 3QB
- Application type
- Prior Approval: Solar Equipment for Non-Domestic
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Validated
- 12 September 2023
- Target decision date
- 6 November 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Gateway House, 55, Coniscliffe Road, Darlington, DL3 7EH
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 55 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 7
Site constraints
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
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© 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.
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Source: Walsall
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