Clayhanger, West Midlands Planning Applications
Recent planning applications near Clayhanger, West Midlands.
West Midlands · England · settlement
Planning applications in Clayhanger are administered by Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council. View the full Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council planning applications page for approval rates and decision timelines.
About Clayhanger
Clayhanger is a residential village located in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, positioned between Pelsall, Walsall Wood, and Brownhills. With a single road connecting Pelsall and Brownhills to Walsall Wood, the village's layout is straightforward, making it an area of interest for planning applications focused on residential development and community services.
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Town Insights
Property Prices
Average property sale price: £253,660 (based on 50 recent transactions from HM Land Registry).
Area Information
- Admin district: Walsall
- Parliamentary constituency: Aldridge-Brownhills
- LSOA: Walsall 001C
Crime Statistics
0 crimes reported in 2026-05.
Flood Risk
No active flood warnings near Clayhanger.
Keyword Scorecard
Planning constraint analysis based on the last 24 months of applications near Clayhanger.
- Ecology & Wildlife Constraints (keywords: bats, bat survey, bat roost, great crested newt, GCN...)
- Trees & Landscape (keywords: tree preservation order, TPO, arboricultural, tree survey, root protection area...)
- Flood & Drainage (keywords: flood zone 2, flood zone 3, flood risk assessment, FRA, surface water...)
- Heritage & Conservation (keywords: listed building, grade II, grade II*, grade I, conservation area...)
- Green Belt (keywords: green belt, inappropriate development, very special circumstances, openness)
- Highways & Access (keywords: visibility splays, highway authority objection, access arrangement, parking provision, transport statement...)
- Refusal & Risk Indicators (keywords: refusal, delegated refusal, appeal dismissed, overdevelopment, character and appearance...)
- Planning Process & Appeals (keywords: appeal lodged, appeal allowed, appeal dismissed, public inquiry, inspector)
Planning Activity Summary
Approval rates, average decision times, and application type distribution for Clayhanger based on the last 24 months of planning data.
Nearby Applications
163 planning applications found near Clayhanger.
- - 1, PEAKE CRESCENT, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7DB
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension with a. Measuring 4.0 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3.60metres total height and 2.45 metres high at the ea
Type: Outline | Council: Walsall | Date: 2026-07-06
View full details - - EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL GROUP, UNIT 31, INDUSTRIAL HOUSE, MAYBROOK ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS8 7DG
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 of planning permission 23/0876 for additional office floors.
Type: Conditions | Council: Walsall | Date: 2026-06-16
View full details - - Garage site between 42 and 44 Rose Drive, Walsall, WS8 7EE
Full planning application for the erection of 2 no. 2 bed semi detached houses with cycle storage, bin storage, and associated landscaping.
Type: Full | Council: Walsall | Date: 2026-06-08
View full details - - 11A, CHURCH STREET, CLAYHANGER, WALSALL, WS8 7EG
Full planning application for a single storey rear extension with new roof design to the existing side extension.
Type: Full | Council: Walsall | Date: 2026-06-01
View full details - - 9, Bramble Close, Clayhanger, Walsall, WS8 7EH
Full planning application for a 1st floor side extension
Type: Full | Council: Walsall | Date: 2026-03-10
View full details - - 42, PEAKE ROAD, WS8 7BY
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension. Measuring 4.00 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3.00 metres total height and 2.80 metres high at the eaves m
Status: Permitted | Type: Outline | Council: Walsall | Date: 2026-02-18
View full details - - LITTLE PS PLAY TOWN, UNIT H, MAYBROOK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MAYBROOK ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS8 7DG
Certificate of Lawfulness for the existing lawful use of premises as use class E (commercial, business and service).
Status: Rejected | Type: Amendment | Council: Walsall | Date: 2025-10-08
View full details - - 46, Lindon Road, Brownhills, Walsall, WS8 7BQ
Full planning application for the change of use of plant and equipment hire facility (use class B8) to a children's day nursery (use class E(f)) with landscaping and associated works.
Status: Withdrawn | Type: Full | Council: Walsall | Date: 2025-03-24
View full details - - LITTLE P'S PLAY TOWN, UNIT H, MAYBROOK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MAYBROOK ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS8 7DG
Retrospective planning application for a change of use from general industrial (Class B2) to a childrens play centre (Sui Generis).
Status: Rejected | Type: Amendment | Council: Walsall | Date: 2025-02-13
View full details - - UNIT H, MAYBROOK INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, MAYBROOK ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS8 7DG
Full planning application for a Change of use from class B2 (General Industry) to childrens play centre (Sui Generis).
Status: Rejected | Type: Amendment | Council: Walsall | Date: 2024-09-30
View full details - - EUROPEAN HEATHYARDS LTD, UNIT 31-32, INDUSTRIAL HOUSE, MAYBROOK ROAD AND LAND ON CORNER OF CLAYHANGER ROAD AND MAYBROOK ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS8 7DG
Proposed enclosure of a semi-goliath crane with profiled cladding to form testing shop with roller shutter door, cladded extension to stores to form centralised storage, 13 proposed car parking spaces
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Walsall | Date: 2024-02-08
View full details - - EUROPEAN HEATHYARDS LTD, UNIT 31-32, INDUSTRIAL HOUSE, MAYBROOK ROAD AND LAND ON CORNER OF CLAYHANGER ROAD AND MAYBROOK ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS8 7DG
Erection of a two storey extension to existing offices to provide additional office space and training facility and additional car, cycle, motorcycle spaces and electric vehicle charging.
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Walsall | Date: 2024-02-06
View full details - - Anchor Court, Swanside/ Silver Court and Ellum Pointe, Lindon Drive, BROWNHILLS, Walsall, WS8 6FN
Non-material amendment to change the exterior cladding finish colour on Silver Court and Swanside Court from Brass finish to Platinum finish.
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Walsall | Date: 2024-01-17
View full details - - BROWNHILLS BUSINESS PARK, LINDON ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7BW
Non material amendment to 22/1110 (Erection of 8 units on vacant land at Brownhills Business Park of class E, B2 and B8 uses) to include changes to the elevations of units A-C to include the addition
Status: Permitted | Type: Amendment | Council: Walsall | Date: 2023-11-22
View full details - - NEAR COMPOUND 3, BROWNHILLS BUSINESS PARK, LINDON ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7BW
11m Pole
Status: Permitted | Type: Telecoms | Council: Walsall | Date: 2023-09-11
View full details - - EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL GROUP, UNIT 31, INDUSTRIAL HOUSE, MAYBROOK ROAD, WALSALL WOOD, WALSALL, WS8 7DG
Erection of a B2 (general industrial) unit including two offices and staff facilties with vehicular access from Maybrook Road.
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Walsall | Date: 2023-09-07
View full details - - 9, PEAKE ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7BY
Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey pitched roofed rear extension, 4.00 metres deep from the original rear elevation, 3.20 metres maximum height measured externally from the
Status: Permitted | Type: Outline | Council: Walsall | Date: 2023-06-29
View full details - - 177, LINDON ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7DD
Retrospective permission to replace the grassed area between the application site and the carriageway with hard surface and installation of new dropped kerb access.
Status: Conditions | Type: Full | Council: Walsall | Date: 2023-01-20
View full details - - OUTSIDE 75, ROSE DRIVE, CLAYHANGER, WALSALL, WS8 7EE
Installation of a new 9m wooden pole
Status: Permitted | Type: Telecoms | Council: Walsall | Date: 2022-10-17
View full details - - WHEEL INN, 96, LINDON ROAD, BROWNHILLS, WALSALL, WS8 7BW
Outline application for the demolition of the existing building and erection of a mixed-use development comprising a three storey block with a retail unit on the ground floor and no. 10 self-contained
Status: Withdrawn | Type: Outline | Council: Walsall | Date: 2022-10-13
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A brief summary of Clayhanger in West Midlands
Clayhanger is a residential village located in the Metropolitan Borough of Walsall, West Midlands, positioned between Pelsall, Walsall Wood, and Brownhills. With a single road connecting Pelsall and Brownhills to Walsall Wood, the village's layout is straightforward, making it an area of interest for planning applications focused on residential development and community services.
Property prices in Clayhanger show an average sale price of £253,660, based on 50 recent transactions recorded by HM Land Registry.
There were no crimes reported in the immediate area during the most recent reporting period. This makes Clayhanger a particularly low-crime area.
Ecology & Nature Designations
The area around Clayhanger includes 3 Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI): Jockey Fields SSSI, Clayhanger SSSI, Chasewater and The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths SSSI; 1 Ancient Woodland site. These designations may affect planning decisions, as proposals near protected sites require environmental impact assessment and may face additional restrictions.
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Planning Activity in Clayhanger
In the last 24 months, 59 planning applications were submitted near Clayhanger. Of these, 29% were approved, with an average decision time of 83 days.
This is below the national average of approximately 87%, which may reflect stricter local policies, sensitivity of the area, or higher levels of speculative applications. Pre-application advice is particularly worthwhile near Clayhanger.
The average decision period of 83 days exceeds the 8-week target for minor applications but falls within the 13-week target for major schemes. Applicants should plan for approximately 12 weeks from submission to decision.
The most common application types near Clayhanger were full planning applications (34), amendments (10), outline applications (7). Full planning applications account for 58% of all submissions, covering new builds, change of use, and works that go beyond permitted development rights.
In terms of development scale, 1 large-scale (major) development, 2 medium-scale applications, 56 smaller schemes were submitted.
13 planning appeals were lodged, of which 7 were allowed and 6 were dismissed (54% success rate). This relatively high appeal success rate suggests that the local authority may be refusing some applications that the Planning Inspectorate considers acceptable.
Application Outcomes
- Approved: 6 applications
- Refused: 11 applications
- Withdrawn: 4 applications
- Awaiting decision: 38 applications
Nearby Towns
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- Walsall Wood planning applications
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- Vigo planning applications
- Pelsall planning applications
Related Planning Guides
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- What Is Permitted Development? — Permitted development rights allow certain building works and changes of use without the need to apply for planning permission.
- How Long Does Planning Permission Take? — Typical timelines for planning permission decisions in the UK, from submission to approval, and what can cause delays.