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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0 approved · 0 refused · 36 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00606/TN
Remove the trees and bushes by the entrance to the car park to 300mm below ground level.
Great Western Public House 9 Sun Street Wolverhampton West Midlands WV10 0DG
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00608/TR
02/2/23 Remove both trees to as close to ground level as reasonably practical.T001 displays evidence of basal movement with loose soil around the root plate and leans towards a building. Both trees exhibit historic limb failure, elongated exposed stems, and poor structural form within a mature group setting.Please see the attached report for a more detailed Description of Works.
30 Wrottesley Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8SF
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00609/FUL
Garden room to be built at the rear of the property
46 Highlands Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 8AH
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00611/FUL
Two storey side extension
32 Hawkswell Drive Wolverhampton West Midlands WV13 3EJ
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00612/CPL
Ground Floor rear extension
15 Wergs Hall Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 9DA
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00613/FUL
Rear Dormer Extension to existing loft
175 Regis Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8XF
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00614/FUL
Demolition of existing structurally failing boundary wall and rebuilding on a like-for-like basis. Proposed wall: 215mm double-skin engineering brick construction, 1.8m height, 26m length, along Denville Close boundary. Replacement of previously approved wall (ref. 07/00368/RP, June 2007).
27 Bunkers Hill Lane Wolverhampton West Midlands WV14 6JP
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00615/FUL
Retrospective application for the change of use of the first floor to one self-contained residential unit.
47A Pendeford Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 9EG
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00616/FUL
Two storey side extension
15 Hilston Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 4SY
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00619/CPL
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.
3 Birchwood Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5UL
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00620/CPL
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.
18 Lyndhurst Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0AA
Received 3 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00621/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension with loft conversion and new dormer. (Amended description)
43 Marshall Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV13 3PB
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00622/FUL
Garage conversion for disability alterations.
27 Claremont Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0EA
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00623/FUL
Proposed front single storey garage and porch extension, and velux roof light (amendment to previously approved application 25/00716/FUL)
8 Ennerdale Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 9DH
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00624/FUL
Two storey side and single storey rear extension
8 Rosemary Crescent West Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5AP
Received 4 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00625/FUL
Single storey side and rear extension.
22 Ryecroft Avenue Wolverhampton West Midlands WV4 5UQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00626/FUL
First floor side and first floor rear extensions and detached domestic outbuilding.
102 Woodthorne Road South Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 8SW
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Insufficient Fee26/00627/FUL
Demolition of existing sort canopy structure and replacement with new like-for-like operational sort canopy with greater capacity.
BOC Gases Ltd Lower Walsall Street Wolverhampton WV1 2EP
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Awaiting decision26/00628/FUL
Change of Use from dwelling C3 to House in Multiple Occupation C4
168 Newhampton Road East Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 4BD
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00629/TN
639 Acer psuedoplatanus - Unlikely tree will live a long useful life in current location due to over shadowing by neighbouring trees & A-symmetrical form adopted, growing towards busy road. - Recommendation section fell to ground level.
241 Tettenhall Road Wolverhampton West Midlands
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00630/TR
02/2/213 159 Acer psuedoplatanus - Encroaching building. - CB6 Clearance of buildings and services by 2 metres466 Tilia x europea - Cavity within union from historical pruning works.- SFD4 Sectional fell/ dismantle tree 472 Prunus avium - Large hollow cavity 3 Metres up the main stem. - SFD6 Sectional fell/ dismantle tree - tall stump to be left 6-8m from ground level.475 Fraxinus excelsior - Encroaching building - .CB5 Clearance of buildings and services by 2 metresSpecification changed with agreement of agent.
375 Newhampton Road West Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 0RX
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00631/TR
02-2-373 837 Taxus baccata - No significant defects, strip ivy prior to becoming a significant issue. Close to adjacent building, prune to achieve 1.5m clearance. 263 Taxus baccata - No significant defects, strip ivy prior to becoming a significant issue. Close to adjacent building, prune to achieve 1.5m clearance.Specification changed with the agreement of the agent.
1 Charles Wesley Court Claremont Road Wolverhampton West Midlands WV3 0QQ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00632/TR
02/2/321 (G1) 478 Tilia x europea - ER5 Removal of epicormic growth and basal suckers upto 4 metres from ground level481 Tilia x europea - ER5 Removal of epicormic growth and basal suckers upto 4 metres from ground level2165Tilia x europea - ER5 Removal of epicormic growth and basal suckers upto 4 metres from ground level482 Tilia x europea - ER5 Removal of epicormic growth and basal suckers upto 4 metres from ground level
4 Denmark Close Wolverhampton West Midlands WV6 0RJ
Received 5 Jun 2026 - Decided26/00633/TN
486 Prunus laurocerasus - Main stem growing on top of street light, suggested removal due to form in which growing. - Fell to ground level - W3W - stay.circle.wakeNot tagged - Prunus SP/Hera helix - Unidentified tree over come by ivy, encroaching over car parking space. -Fell to ground level -W3W - rear.merit.librarian495 Prunus avium - Ganoderma brackets found at base of tree, suggested fell due to this and historical pruning works. -Fell to ground level -W3W - shot.card.song
Flat 2 Dale Court 35 Park Dale East Wolverhampton West Midlands WV1 4TD
Received 5 Jun 2026
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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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