Wolverhampton Council received 36 new home improvement planning applications in the last 30 days, down 23% on the previous 30 days. Extensions made up 47% of them, with fewer than 5 loft conversions and fewer than 5 garage applications. ARIA reads the Wolverhampton planning register every day, so new applications usually reach installers within 6 days of the council validating them.
| Work type | New, 30 days | New, 90 days |
|---|---|---|
| Extensions | 17 | 71 |
| Loft conversions | fewer than 5 | 9 |
| Garages and garage conversions | fewer than 5 | 8 |
| Windows and doors | fewer than 5 | 7 |
| Roofing and roofline | fewer than 5 | 7 |
| Porches | fewer than 5 | 6 |
| Driveways | fewer than 5 | 5 |
| Walls, fences and boundaries | fewer than 5 | fewer than 5 |
| Garden rooms | fewer than 5 | fewer than 5 |
| Cladding | fewer than 5 | fewer than 5 |
The biggest change was in extensions: 17 in the last 30 days, down from 31 in the previous 30.
| Postcode district | New applications, 90 days |
|---|---|
| WV3 | 24 |
| WV10 | 20 |
| WV11 | 18 |
| WV4 | 15 |
| WV6 | 14 |
WV3 and WV10 had the most activity over the last 90 days.
In the last 30 days Wolverhampton Council received 36 new home improvement applications that ARIA tracks: extensions, loft and garage conversions, windows and doors, conservatories, garden rooms, porches and similar work. Over 90 days the figure was 119 new applications.
Over the last 90 days the busiest postcode districts were WV3 (24), WV10 (20) and WV11 (18).
ARIA checks the Wolverhampton register every day. New applications usually appear within 6 days of the council validating them.
Subscribers see the address for every application, and the homeowner's name where the council publishes it. In Wolverhampton, ARIA holds a named, mailable homeowner for 93% of applications. Names and addresses are only shown inside your account, never on public pages.
Planning applications are published on the council's public register. ARIA sends letters, not cold calls or emails, and every letter says who it's from, where the details came from and how to opt out. Anyone who opts out is never written to again.
Plenty of home improvements don't need planning permission. Many conservatories, porches, loft conversions and window replacements fall under permitted development, so they never appear on the register. ARIA only shows work that has been through the planning system.
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Figures from public planning registers, updated 28 October 2026. Counts below 5 are shown as 'fewer than 5'.