Planning application
18 Lyndhurst Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0AA
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 26/00620/CPL
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00620/CPL
- Type
- Certificate Proposed Lawful Use/Dev
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant
- Received
- 3 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 3 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Graiseley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WV3 0AA
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
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Elmswood Care Limited Agent, registered in London
Active · incorporated 2025 · London
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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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