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Full planning application for change of use from a Public House (Use Class sui generis) to a ground floor Retail Convenience Store (Use Class E) with a single storey rear extension and 2 no. first floor 1 bed residential flats (Use Class C3a).

THE FORMER BELL INN, 1, BELL LANE, WALSALL, WS3 2JN

Report Drafted Awaiting AuthorisationReference: 25/0809Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

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Application summary

Status
Report Drafted Awaiting Authorisation
Application type
Full Application: Minor Use Class C3 (Dwellinghouses)
Received
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Validated
6 Aug 2025
Determination deadline
1 Oct 2025
Local authority
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council

Application overview

Full planning application for change of use from a Public House (Use Class sui generis) to a ground floor Retail Convenience Store (Use Class E) with a single storey rear extension and 2 no. first floor 1 bed residential flats (Use Class C3a).

Proposal details

Reference
25/0809

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THE FORMER BELL INN, 1, BELL LANE, WALSALL, WS3 2JN

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Application_Form-10-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Block_Plan_-2-10-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Design_and_Access_Statement_-_10-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Existing_and_Proposed_First_Floor_Plan_-6-10-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Existing_Elevations_-4-10-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Existing_Ground_Floor_Layout_-3-10-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Location_Plan_1-10-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Proposed_Front_and_Side_Elevation_-7-10-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Proposed_Ground_Floor_Plan_-5-10-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Proposed_Rear_and_Side_Elevations_-8-10-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Application_Form_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Block_Plan_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Block_Plan_2_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Design_and_Access_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Existing_Elevations_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Existing_Ground_Floor_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Existing_and_Proposed_First_Floor_Plan_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Heritage_Statement_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Justification_for_the_Loss_of_a_Community_Facility_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Location_Plan_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Proposed_Ground_Floor_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Rear_and_Side_Elevations_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Side_and_Front_Elevations_-_28-07-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
HRA_Form_-_06-08-25.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Landscape_Plan_-_20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Block_Plan_-_20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Block_Plan_Layout_-_20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Existing_and_Proposed_First_Floor_-_20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Existing_Elevations_-_20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Existing_Ground_Floor_-_20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Location_Plan_-_20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Proposed_Front_and_Side_Elevation_-_20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Proposed_Ground_Floor_-_20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Proposed_Rear_and_Side_Elevation_-_20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Response_to_First_Concerns_-20-01-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
BNG_Statement_-_20-02-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Habitat_Map_-_20-02-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Bat_Survey_-_03-03-26.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Block_Plan_Bell_Lane.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Block_Plan_Bell_Lane.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView
Site_Plan_1_Bell_Lane.pdfCouncil documentNot publishedView

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