Planning application
3 Birchwood Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5UL
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
- 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
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3 Jun 2026
Received by Wolverhampton
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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