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Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

Granted Wolverhampton 24/00722/LBD Listed Building Demolition

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

Proposal

Replace existing double gates to vehicle exit on Compton Road and replace with one larger gate for vehicles and a smaller gate for pedestrians

As published by the council, reference 24/00722/LBD

Application record

Reference
24/00722/LBD
Type
Listed Building Demolition
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
5 Jul 2024
Validated
5 Jul 2024
Decided
21 Aug 2024
Ward
Park
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WV3 9RB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wolverhampton register

This site has had 6 applications since 2020: 5 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01036/TR Awaiting decision

    Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

    G1 Merridale Lane x8 Lime and x1 Birch Crown lift to clear 6 metres over the highway and 3 metres over the footpath Fell the nearly dead Cherry tree G2 Merridale Avenue x20 Lime Crown lift to clear 6 metres over the highway and 3 metres over the footpath Cut back playing field by 3 metres G3 x2 Red Oak Reduce the very long branches over the road and private property by up to 3 metres. Remove deadwood. G4 Penn cricket club ground Poplar, infested with ivy which disguises the very poor condition. One side is completely dead and decayed. The base of the tree has advanced decay, therefore the only section that is alive is leaning over the private house, supported only by a rotten old stump. Dismantle crown to leave the large diameter stump as a wildlife habitat Goat Willow (also G4) Resting on the changing room roof. Has been previously cut as a pollard Re-pollard T1 - Main Sports field Sycamore in north-western corner, adjacent to the Compton Road allotments. Has been maintained for several years but is now around 60% dead. Large sections are liable to fall onto the adjacent property and sports field. Fell tree to ground level

    Submitted 25 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 24/00707/TR Granted

    Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

    T1 - Red Horse Chestnut adjacent to the sports centre This tree has been deteriorating for many years and the decay now poses an unacceptable risk. Fell to a 1m stump to coppice T2 - Beech in same area as above This tree is suffering with Phytophthora (see two pictures of T2) and is close to Compton Road, with a high risk target area Fell to ground level T3 - Lime adjacent to the path near the sports centre This tree has been dying for some time with no improvement (see two pictures of T3 - one taken from further away across the playing field) Fell to ground level T4 - Lime at Bingley field, adjacent to the hand gate to the sports field Re-pollard T5 - Sycamore and Plane at astroturf area Clear around floodlight by maximum of 2.5 metres

    Decided 18 Jul 2024 Trees
  • 22/00861/TR Granted

    Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

    T1 - Mature London Plane tree in Playing Field Crown reduce by 20% G1 - 12 Lime trees on Merridale Lane Crown lift to up to 4m over footpath

    Decided 28 Jul 2022 Trees
  • 20/01573/LBC Granted

    Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

    Provision of a junior school play space

    Decided 4 Mar 2021 Heritage and listed buildings
  • 20/01572/FUL Granted

    Wolverhampton Grammar School Compton Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 9RB

    Provision of a junior school play space

    Decided 4 Mar 2021 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Jul 2024

    Received by Wolverhampton

  2. 21 Aug 2024

    Decision issued: Grant

  3. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

DPS Architects Agent, an architecture practice registered in Wolverhampton

Active · incorporated 2006 · Wolverhampton

23 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils · 100% granted

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Documents

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3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wolverhampton granted permission on 21 August 2024, 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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