36-40, Walsall Road, Willenhall, WV13 2EG

24/1087Full Application: Change of UseRefused

Full

Refused on 2 December 2024

Council decision: Refuse Permission

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

Proposal

Retrospective full planning application for a change of use from a clothing distributor (Class B8) to a convenience store (Class E(a)).

Received: 23 August 2024
Council: Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Willenhall South

ReceivedReceived23 Aug
ValidatedValidated
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date18 Oct
DecidedDecided2 Dec

Decided in 101 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 36-40, WALSALL ROAD, WILLENHALL, WV13 2EG. Walsall has handled 347 applications of this type. This one was decided in 101 days, 6 weeks longer than Walsall's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 51 applications in total for the WV13 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: WV13 2EG
Application type: Full Application: Change of Use
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Validated: 23 August 2024
Target decision date: 18 October 2024
Committee meeting: 28 November 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address: DPM (Design Project Management) Services, 9 Marlborough Way, Ashby De La Zouch, LE65 2NN

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 11

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.

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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.

Source: Walsall

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