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5, Watery Lane, Willenhall, WV13 3BS

26/1012PA: Larger Home ExtensionRefused
Prior approval

Refused on 10 September 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval: REFUSED1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension. Measuring 4.3 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3.0 metres total height and 2.7 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.

Received
3 September 2026
Ward
Willenhall
  1. Received3 Sep
  2. Validated3 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Oct
  5. Decided10 Sep

Decided in 7 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 5, WATERY LANE, WILLENHALL, WV13 3BS. Walsall has handled 33 applications of this type. This one was decided in 7 days, 7 weeks quicker than Walsall's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Willenhall. We hold 51 applications in total for the WV13 postcode area.

61% of pa: larger home extension 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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Why it was refused

  1. 1a. Compliance with Requirements – Section 327A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). This section applies to any application made under the Act where specific requirements are imposed either by the Act itself or by associated regulations. The local planning authority must not process or determine an application if it fails to meet these requirements. This ensures consistency, transparency, and completeness in the planning process. 1b. Required Information – Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A.4(2) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Under this provision, where a developer seeks prior approval for a larger single- storey rear extension, they must submit the required information to the local Walsall Council, The Civic Centre, Darwall Street, Walsall, WS1 1TP Phone: 01922 650000 planning authority. This application fails to provide the following information: • Evidence that the required fee has been paid. • The adjoining addresses provided on the form are incorrect.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
WV13 3BS
Application type
PA: Larger Home Extension

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 September 2026
Target decision date
14 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
HANIF PLANNING & DESIGN LTD, 733 WALSALL ROAD, GREAT BARR, BIRMINGHAM, WEST MIDLANDS, B421EN

Planning decision

Case officer
Nicholas Stadler

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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