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30 Copthorne Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0AB

Granted Wolverhampton 24/00721/CPL Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev

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

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for change of use from Class C3 to a small Childrens Home C2 that will be registered with Ofsted for up to two children who will be cared for by up to two adult carers

As published by the council, reference 24/00721/CPL

Application record

Reference
24/00721/CPL
Type
Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant
Received
5 Jul 2024
Validated
12 Sep 2024
Decided
12 Sep 2024
Ward
Graiseley
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WV3 0AB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jul 2024

    Received by Wolverhampton

  2. 12 Sep 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Sep 2024

    Decision issued: Grant

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Dudley

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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

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.

About lawful development applications

How this application type works

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.

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