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68 Rookery Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 6NP

Refused Wolverhampton 26/00776/CPL Lawful development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed change of use from Class C3(a) to a residential home for up to 3 young people aged between 7 and 18 (Class C2).

As published by the council, reference 26/00776/CPL

Application record

Reference
26/00776/CPL
Category
Lawful development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
15 Jul 2026
Validated
15 Jul 2026
Decided
17 Sep 2026
Ward
Ettingshall South And Spring Vale
Postcode
WV4 6NP

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jul 2026

    Received by Wolverhampton

  2. 24 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 17 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 17 Sep 2026

    Status changed to Decided

    Previously Awaiting decision.

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Wolverhampton refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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