Skip to content

2, Charles Street, Walsall, WS2 9LZ

25/1386Certificate: Lawful DevelopmentRefused
Lawful development certificate

Refused on 25 September 2026

Council decision: Refuse Certificate of Lawful Existing use or Development

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

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for the existing use of 2 Charles Street, Walsall as five dwellings (Class C3) (3 x one-bedroom; 2 x two-bedroom).

Received
5 January 2026
Ward
St Matthews (pre May 2026 ward change)
  1. Received5 Jan
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target2 Mar
  5. Decided25 Sep

Decided in 263 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 2, CHARLES STREET, WALSALL, WS2 9LZ. Walsall has handled 347 applications of this type. This one was decided in 263 days, 30 weeks longer 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 (pre May 2026 ward change). 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).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
WS2 9LZ
Application type
Certificate: Lawful Development
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Validated
5 January 2026
Target decision date
2 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Simpatico Town Planning, 33, Musk Lane West, Lower Gornal, DY3 2UJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
9

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

Track this application

Get email alerts when there is a planning decision or status change.

Get email alerts near WS2

New planning applications delivered to your inbox daily.

Around this site

Discuss this application on r/PlanningPermissionUK

For applicants and trades

What's been approved on your street?

See what the council approved and refused near this address for the project you have in mind, and the rules that apply here.

Get The Signal Report