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Allowed21 May 20266005686

139-144 Lichfield Street, Walsall, WS1 1SE

Planning appeal 6005686 at 139-144 Lichfield Street, Walsall, WS1 1SE (Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council) was allowed on 21 May 2026 by Inspector Edwards J, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: Whether the Council failed to determine the prior approval application within the prescribed 56-day period under Class MA and Class W sub-paragraph 11(c) of the GPDO 2015.

change of use of first and second floors to create self-contained apartments

Authority
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Appeal type
major · Planning Appeal
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Major dwellings
Inspector
Edwards J
Postcode
WS1 1SE

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • Whether the Council failed to determine the prior approval application within the prescribed 56-day period under Class MA and Class W sub-paragraph 11(c) of the GPDO 2015

What decided it

The Council's failure to determine the prior approval application within the prescribed 56-day statutory period meant that prior approval was deemed to be granted under Class W sub-paragraph 11(c) of the GPDO 2015.

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