21 Bridgewater Drive Wombourne Staffordshire WV5 8EN

1. 17 May 2021

   Received by South Staffordshire

2. 6 Jul 2021

   Decision issued: APPROVED

3. 17 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

• 17 Churchward Grove Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9HB

  26/00207/LUP Submitted 27 Mar 2026 196m away

  Replace existing conservatory with an extension to existing dining room

  Granted Lawful development Extension 6 docs

• Bratch Pumping Station Bratch Lane Wombourne Staffordshire WV5 8DN

  21/00695/FUL Submitted 22 Jun 2021 252m away

  Installation of 1 No. phosphate dosing kiosk and tree pruning works.

  Granted Full applications Trees 10 docs

• 29 Mount Road Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 9EU

  23/00942/COND Submitted 29 Aug 2024 256m away

  Discharge of condition 3 (materials) and condition 4 (landscape scheme) of PP 23/00942/FUL

  Granted Conditions 6 docs

• Severn Trent Water Limited Bratch Pumping Station Bratch Lane Wombourne WOLVERHAMPTON WV5 8DN

  24/00870/TREE Submitted 4 Oct 2024 270m away

  Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Conservation Area: T4 and T5, Fraxinus spp. Ash - crown lift to 5.2 metres over road. T18, Salix spp. (Willow) - dismantle and remove

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Bratch Pumping Station Bratch Lane Wombourne Staffordshire WV5 8DN

  21/00787/TREE Submitted 19 Jul 2021 282m away

  Section 211 Conservation Area Notification. 2 x Populus spp. (Poplar) - Re-pollard. Acer pseudoplatanus (Sycamore) - Crown reduction by up to 3 metres. Taxus baccata (Yew) - Reduce height only by up to 2 metres

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Bratch Pumping Station Bratch Lane Wombourne WV5 8DN

  21/00251/TREE Submitted 11 Mar 2021 314m away

  Section 211 Conservation Area Notification. Overhanging branches on Yew, Maple and Silver Birch trees. Cut back Yew tree by 2m as overhanging service and main road. Maple and Silver Birch tree cut back by 3m as overhanging main road.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 26/00402/LUE Granted

  The Bothy Patshull Park Burnhill Green WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7HY

  Lawful Development Certificate that the operational development on site constitutes a material operation so that the permission under 16/00993/FUL has been implemented and remains extant.

  5 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00444/LUP Granted

  Noverton Nurton Hill Road Pattingham WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7HQ

  Single storey side extension no more than half the width of the original building with 4m rear extension

  18 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00474/LUP Granted

  Old Nurton Nurton Hill Road Pattingham WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7HQ

  Proposed 2no. double storey rear extensions (each protruding 3m) and single storey side extension (less than half the width of original dwelling).

  30 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00464/LUP Granted

  1 Clover Ridge Cheslyn Hay WALSALL WS6 7DP

  Single storey rear extension

  26 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00129/LUP Granted

  Westcroft House Cannock Road Westcroft WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 8QW

  Proposed outbuilding

  4 Mar 2026 Lawful development