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The Gatehouse, Lichfield Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 6JZ

26/1068Full Application: Major Use Class B8 (Storage or Distribution)Awaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Full planning application for the demolition of existing gatehouse/commercial units and the erection of two industrial buildings subdivided into 10 units.

Received
9 October 2026
Decision due
8 January 2027
Ward
Brownhills
  1. Received9 Oct
  2. Validated9 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Jan
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at THE GATEHOUSE, LICHFIELD ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 6JZ. Walsall has handled 2 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Brownhills. We hold 708 applications in total for the WS8 postcode area.

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Application details

Postcode
WS8 6JZ
Application type
Full Application: Major Use Class B8 (Storage or Distribution)

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Rees Construction Management, 2 Church Street, Uttoxeter, ST14 8AG
Applicant company

Redd Investments Limited

Company number 06235665

Status
Active
Type
Private limited company
Incorporated
2 May 2007 (19 years old)
Nature of business
Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate; Activities of head offices
Registered office
Walsall
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Company information from Companies House.

Planning decision

Case officer
Sean Hewitt

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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