4 Oaklands Road Merridale Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0DS

1. 25 Oct 2006

   Received by Wolverhampton

2. 6 Nov 2006

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 15 Jan 2007

   Decision issued: Grant

4. 6 Sep 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

• 22 Oaklands Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0DS

  22/01093/FUL Submitted 25 Sep 2022 71m away

  Change of use from a 5-bedroom house to two 2-bedroom flats

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 9 docs

• Land Adjacent To 38 Lonsdale Road Merridale Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0DY

  21/00576/FUL Submitted 19 Apr 2021 71m away

  Demolition of existing garages / storage buildings and the construction of a new single dwelling house.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 17 docs
  Domestic

• 176 Lea Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0LQ

  24/01068/FUL Submitted 8 Oct 2024 86m away

  Kitchen, sitting room and wc extension

  Granted Full applications Extension 6 docs

• 16 Lonsdale Road Merridale Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0DY

  22/00754/TN Submitted 30 Jun 2022 100m away

  T1 - London Plane - Root prune at the position noted in the photographs in Appendix 3 (see accompanying report). Pruning a 69mm diameter root, leaving a lateral 27mm diameter root, using a sharp saw. A 650mm depth root barrier should be installed at the point of pruning to prevent further ingress roots within the property particularly close to the house.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 30 Oaklands Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0DS

  26/00185/FUL Submitted 2 Mar 2026 105m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~27 Apr

  Change of use from existing detached 5 bed residential dwelling to 5No. unit HMO (House in Multiple Occupation)

  Awaiting decision Full applications 5 docs
  Several homes

• 21 Oaklands Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0DS

  08/00558/RP Submitted 21 Apr 2008 112m away

  Retrospective. Single storey rear extension to create 1No. bedsit.

  Granted Amendments Extension 6 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/00620/CPL Granted

  18 Lyndhurst Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0AA

  Lawful Development Certificate for a change of use from Class C3 ("Dwelling houses") to Class C2, a small Childrens Home that will be registered with Ofsted for up to two children.

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00619/CPL Granted

  3 Birchwood Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5UL

  Lawful Development Certificate for a change of use from Class 3 ("Dwelling houses") to Class C2, a small Childrens Home that will be registered with Ofsted for up to two children.

  3 Jun 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00940/CPL Awaiting decision

  1 Church Walk Bradmore Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 7BX

  Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3a) to a residential home for one adult resident (Use Class C3b).

  2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00903/CPL Decided

  9 Soberton Close Wolverhampton West Midlands WV11 2QX

  Single storey side extension.

  24 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00902/CPL Awaiting decision

  1 Harvesters Walk Wolverhampton West Midlands WV8 1UG

  Change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small children's residential care home (Use Class C2), providing accommodation for up to two children alongside two adult carers on a 24-hour basis.

  24 Aug 2026 Lawful development