Top Lock And Footbridge Smethwick Locks Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level Sandwell
Approved on 10 September 2008
Council decision: Grant Listed building ConsentDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed cill signage.
- Received
- 22 July 2008
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- St Pauls
- ReceivedReceived22 Jul
- ValidatedValidated28 Jul
- Consult.Consultation27 Aug
- TargetTarget Date22 Sep
- DecidedDecided10 Sep
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a heritage application for signage at Top Lock And Footbridge Smethwick Locks Birmingham Canal Wolverhampton Level Sandwell. Sandwell has handled 18 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than Sandwell's typical decision time. The site is in the Smethwick Summit Galton Valley conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across St Pauls.
89% of all applications at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Application type
- Listed Building Consent
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 July 2008
- Consultation expiry
- 29 August 2008
- Consultation start
- 6 August 2008
- Consultation end
- 27 August 2008
- Last date for comments
- 29 August 2008
- Target decision date
- 22 September 2008
- Application expires
- 22 September 2008
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 8 August 2008
- Advertisement expiry
- 29 August 2008
- Site notice start
- 6 August 2008
- Site notice end
- 27 August 2008
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-00507507
- Documents
- 10
- Constraints
- 16
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Smethwick Summit Galton Valley
- Listed building: Grade II: Bottom Lock of Three, Smethwick Locks Immediately West of Bridge Street Birmingham Canal…On this site · +4 more
- Brownfield land register: North Smethwick Canalside, SmethwickRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves and heritage coasts.
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