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FORMER WALSALL LOCAL HISTORY CENTRE, ESSEX STREET, WALSALL, WS2 7AU

Granted Walsall 23/0715 Full Application: Change of Use

Works: Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed new windows and reinstating existing openings to facilitate use as a mosque and classrooms (Planning Use Class F1(f) - public worship/religious instruction), including some external and internal alterations and demolitions to the building and conversion of former caretakers house to a first floor flat to provide ancillary living accommodation with an office and mortuary to the ground floor.

As published by the council, reference 23/0715

Application record

Reference
23/0715
Type
Full Application: Change of Use
Status
Conditions
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Received
31 May 2023
Decided
11 Mar 2025
Ward
Blakenall (pre May 2026 ward change)
Postcode
WS2 7AU

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 May 2023

    Received by Walsall

  2. 11 Mar 2025

    Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions

  3. 18 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

32 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Walsall granted permission on 11 March 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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