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Wolverhampton

In the last 12 months, 90.6% of full planning applications were approved in Wolverhampton (395 decided). A typical decision takes about six weeks (median 45 days).

Across all application types on record (2006-04-22–2026-05-22): 89.9% of 2,738 decisions approved.

3,991Total applications
2,461Approved
277Refused
99Withdrawn
658Pending
89.9%Approval rate (all types)
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Decision Level
2,758Delegated Decision
1,056-------------
28Committee Decision
4No Data Recorded
2Planning Inspectorate
By Development Category
CategoryTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Full Planning Application 1,645 1,483 162
90.2%
Prior Approval (Other) 264 234 30
88.6%
Tree Works (TPO) 203 171 32
84.2%
Advertisement Consent 155 141 14
91.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) 144 122 22
84.7%
Tree Works (Conservation Area) 114 106 8
93.0%
Listed Building Consent 61 58 3
95.1%
Reserved Matters 43 43 0
100.0%
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing) 42 38 4
90.5%
Discharge of Conditions 21 21 0
100.0%
Telecommunications 17 16 1
94.1%
Demolition 13 13 0
100.0%
Permitted Development Prior Notification 6 5 1
83.3%
Outline Planning 4 4 0
100.0%
Unknown 3 3 0
100.0%
Other PD Prior Approvals 1 1 0
100.0%
Hazardous Substance Consent 1 1 0
100.0%
To State Funded School or Reg Nursery 1 1 0
100.0%
Quarterly Trend
QuarterDecidedApprovedApproval rate
2023-Q3 204 195
95.6%
2023-Q4 258 235
91.1%
2024-Q1 256 229
89.5%
2024-Q2 268 235
87.7%
2024-Q3 247 222
89.9%
2024-Q4 246 210
85.4%
2025-Q1 228 205
89.9%
2025-Q2 295 261
88.5%
2025-Q3 169 153
90.5%
2025-Q4 147 131
89.1%
2026-Q1 225 200
88.9%
2026-Q2 165 156
94.5%
By Ward
WardTotalApprovedRefusedApproval rate
Tettenhall Regis 263 231 32
87.8%
Tettenhall Wightwick 236 216 20
91.5%
St Peters 235 197 38
83.8%
Park 218 188 30
86.2%
Penn 183 165 18
90.2%
Blakenhall 155 141 14
91.0%
Graiseley 137 117 20
85.4%
Wednesfield South 130 122 8
93.8%
Merry Hill 128 121 7
94.5%
Fallings Park 127 120 7
94.5%
Bushbury North 117 111 6
94.9%
Ettingshall South And Spring Vale 116 103 13
88.8%
Planning guides

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