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7 Mellish Road, Walsall, WS4 2DQ

Status unknown Walsall 26/0698 Certificate: Lawful Development

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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate proposed development for the installation of solar panels

As published by the council, reference 26/0698

Application record

Reference
26/0698
Type
Certificate: Lawful Development
Received
21 Jul 2026
Ward
Rushall-Shelfield
Postcode
WS4 2DQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Jul 2026

    Received by Walsall

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Walsall took a median of 77 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

7 documents on file for this application

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About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    26/0457 Submitted 23 Apr 2026 200 yards away

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    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Lawful development
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  • 26/0708 Granted

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  • 26/0835 Refused

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