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City of Wolverhampton Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for City of Wolverhampton Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,367Searchable applications
221Recorded as pending
—Approval rate · 0 approved or refused records
0Refused applications
0 approved · 0 refused · 36 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 8 Feb 2024 to 25 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information PlanningContact planning Contact Building ControlLocal plan Planning policiesPre-application advice Planning Pre-ApplicationArticle 4 directions Small Houses in Multiple Occupation Article 4 Direction
Council contacts
- Planning enquiriesplanning@wolverhampton.gov.ukCouncil source
- Planning enquiriesdevelopment.control@wolverhampton.gov.ukCouncil source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areasNo boundary records available in this collection
Article 4 direction areas1 mapped area records1 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified. Includes 1 council-wide authority outline
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Council-wide HMO scope — City of Wolverhampton Council · checked 14 Sept 2026 · Outline geometry: Open Government Licence v3.0.
Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided25/00881/ADV
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Land Outside 1E Clark Road Wolverhampton West Midlands
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00882/FUL
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Penn Road Footpath Adjacent To McDonalds Restaurant Lea Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0LH
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00883/ADV
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Penn Road Fooptpath Adjacent To McDonalds Restaurant Lea Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0LH
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00884/FUL
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Footpath Adjacent To Clifton House Merridale Road Wolverhampton West Midlands
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00885/ADV
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Footpath Adjacent To Clifton House Merridale Road Wolverhampton West Midlands
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00886/FUL
Installation of 1No. BT Street Hub Unit and associated advertisement panels on either side of the unit
Footpath Adjacent To 74 - 76 High Street Bilston Wolverhampton West Midlands
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00887/ADV
Two digital 75 inch LCD display screen, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Footpath Adjacent To 74 - 76 High Street Bilston Wolverhampton West Midlands
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00888/TR
T1 - Western Red Cedar - Large scaffold lever arm branches subsiding with brown rot decay development on the top side of branches. Reduced vitality.Reduce two lower laterals by up to 3m back to suitable growth points to reduce windloading. Monitor vitality annually.
The Grange Grange Road Tettenhall Wood Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8RE
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00890/FUL
Erection of car park height restriction barriers.
Trinity Court Broadlands Wolverhampton
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00891/ADV
Installation of new signage, including halo illuminated fascia sign and window vinyl.
12 Princess Street Wolverhampton WV1 1HW
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00892/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension
2 Veronica Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 6AJ
Received 27 Jul 2025 - Decided25/00893/FUL
Single storey side and rear extensions with new front entrance porch
44 Pennhouse Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 4BE
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00895/FUL
Retrospective change of use from a C3(a) dwellinghouse to residential accommodation for up to 3 children and young people between 8 - 25 years of age (use class C2 residential institution), alongside a rotation of carers and other support staff on site.
24 Merridale Street West Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0RJ
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00896/FUL
Retention of kitchen ventilation system and upgrade of existing timber barrier to form an effective acoustic screen
The Newbridge Tettenhall Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 0JU
Received 1 Aug 2025 - Withdrawn25/00897/FUL
Lobby, Bedroom and shower room to the rear elevation, under a flat roof.
22 Filey Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV10 6ST
Received 2 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00898/FUL
Replacement windows and solar panels.
4-6 Copthorne Road Wolverhampton West Midlands
Received 3 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00900/TN
T1- Conifer- Remove- has no aesthetic value. T2- Ornamental cherry (purple leaf)- remove. T3- Silver Birch, Retain- Crown lift to four metres.T4 Conifer- Remove- has no aesthetic valueT5- Yew tree, retain- remove lower dead branches caused by close growing conifer tree( T4)The Works been applied for are the start of a re model of the garden, which will include several tree replacements as part of the design to replace the ones been removed.
20 Stockwell Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 9PQ
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00902/PDPA
Single storey rear extension (3.50 metres projection beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling, 3 metres to the eaves and maximum height 3 metres)
15 Hill Croft Gardens Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 4LT
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Awaiting decision25/00903/TR
T1 Beech - Reduce back to previous cuts to allow more light onto garden
12 Stockwell Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 9AX
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00905/FUL
Two storey and single storey rear extension
29 Wrottesley Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8SG
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00906/FUL
1st Floor Side Extension and Rear 2 Storey Extension and Single Storey Rear Extension.
172 Colman Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV11 3RU
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00907/FUL
SIDE AND REAR SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION
38 Central Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV14 6LW
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00908/FUL
Retrospective change of use from a C3(a) dwellinghouse to residential accommodation for up to 2 children and young people between 8 - 25 years of age (use class C2 residential institution), alongside a rotation of carers and other support staff on site.
20 Merridale Street West Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0RJ
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Decided25/00912/FUL
Ground floor stepped rear extension with flat roof
24 Brook Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV13 3UJ
Received 6 Aug 2025
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for City of Wolverhampton Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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