Planning application
Former Sunbeam Automotive Factory And Works Upper Villiers Street Wolverhampton West Midlands WV2 4NU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Clearance of fire damaged debris from the building so that structural and condition surveys can be carried out safely
As published by the council, reference 26/00271/LBD
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00271/LBD
- Type
- Listed Building Demolition
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Blakenhall
- Postcode
- WV2 4NU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Wolverhampton
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24 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 May 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wolverhampton took a median of 44 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Wolverhampton for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wolverhampton's median decision took 44 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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