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Land Opposite 3 Rookery Street Wolverhampton West Midlands

23/00334/FULFull ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 9 October 2023

Council decision: GrantDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a two and three storey apartment block with associated landscaping and parking, to provide 20 apartments.

Received
6 April 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wednesfield South
Agent
Thorne Architecture Limited
  1. Received6 Apr
  2. Validated6 Apr
  3. Consult.4 May
  4. Target1 Jun
  5. Decided9 Oct

Decided in 186 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Land Opposite 3 Rookery Street Wolverhampton West Midlands. Wolverhampton has handled 1,032 applications of this type. This one was decided in 186 days, 21 weeks longer than Wolverhampton's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Wednesfield South.

87% of full applications at Wolverhampton City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Scale / size
Medium
Number of dwellings
20

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 April 2023
Consultation expiry
6 May 2023
Neighbour consultation start
6 April 2023
Neighbour consultation end
4 May 2023
Last date for comments
6 May 2023
Target decision date
1 June 2023
Permission expires
9 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Thorne Architecture Limited
Agent address
The Creative Industries Centre Wolverhampton Science Park Glaisher Drive WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 9TG

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
15 April 2023
Advertisement expiry
6 May 2023
Site notice start
6 April 2023
Site notice end
30 April 2023

Appeal history

3336721
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 11 June 2024Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12032844
Documents
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2024
    7 Nov

    Erection of 8 Dwellings with associated parking and landscaping.

    ApprovedFull Application24/01196/FUL

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