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3 Birchwood Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5UL

Granted Wolverhampton 26/00619/CPL Lawful development

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

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference 26/00619/CPL

Application record

Reference
26/00619/CPL
Category
Lawful development
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant
Received
3 Jun 2026
Validated
3 Jun 2026
Decided
2 Sep 2026
Ward
Penn
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WV4 5UL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Jun 2026

    Received by Wolverhampton

  2. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Grant

Documents

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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wolverhampton granted permission on 2 September 2026, 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.

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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