63 Cherry Tree Avenue Walsall WS5 4JN

1. 11 Aug 2025

   Received by Sandwell

2. 1 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Grant Lawful Use Certificate

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 51 Cherry Tree Avenue Walsall WS5 4JN

  PD/20/01403 Submitted 27 Feb 2020 49m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring 6m L x 4m H (4m to the eaves)

  Decided Prior approval Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Pinewood Close Walsall WS5 4JR

  PD/20/01522 Submitted 21 Aug 2020 82m away

  Proposed single storey rear conservatory extension measuring 3.8m L x 3.845m H (2.635m to the eaves)

  Decided Prior approval Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 228, WALSTEAD ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 4DP

  24/1304 Submitted 11 Oct 2024 115m away

  Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension. Measuring 6 metres long from the original rear elevation, 3 metres total height and 2.7 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.

  Refused Outline Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 228, WALSTEAD ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 4DP

  24/1452 Submitted 13 Nov 2024 115m away

  Prior approval for a larger home extension for a single storey rear extension. Measuring 6 metres long from the original rear elevation, 3 metres total height and 2.7 metres high at the eaves measured externally from the natural ground level.

  Refused Outline Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 228, WALSTEAD ROAD, WALSALL, WS5 4DP

  26/0788 Submitted 29 Jul 2026 115m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~23 Sep

  Full planning application for a two storey rear extension, two storey side extension, a porch to the front of the property and a rear dormer. (resubmission of planning application 25/0321)

  Status unknown Householder Extension Loft or dormer 7 docs
  Small domestic

• 8 Almond Avenue Walsall WS5 4JT

  PD/26/03320 Submitted 17 Aug 2026 206m away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.50m L x 2.77m H (2.42m to eaves)

  Awaiting decision Prior approval Extension 3 docs
  Small domestic

• DC/26/71923 Granted

  122 Manor House Road Wednesbury WS10 9PW

  Proposed single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).

  13 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/71906 Granted

  169 Hamstead Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 5BD

  Proposed change of use of dwelling house to residential care home for up to two children (Lawful Development Certificate).

  8 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/71882 Granted

  21 Laburnum Road Tipton DY4 9QP

  Proposed single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).

  30 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/72012 Awaiting decision

  99 Dudley Road West Tividale Oldbury B69 2HU

  Proposed 2 no. obscure glazed windows to side elevation of existing dwellinghouse (Lawful Development Certificate).

  12 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• DC/26/71955 Granted

  47 Broomfield Smethwick B67 7DR

  Proposed loft conversion with 3 roof lights to front and a dormer to rear (Lawful Development Certificate).

  21 Jul 2026 Lawful development