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Unit 1 Britannia Works Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 3DT

DC/09/50656Change of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 27 May 2009

Council decision: Refuse permissionPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Change of use to play barn and cafe with external alterations including raising of roof height.

Received
4 March 2009
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Soho & Victoria
  1. Received4 Mar
  2. Validated5 Mar
  3. Consult.8 Apr
  4. Target30 Apr
  5. Decided27 May

Decided in 83 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Unit 1 Britannia Works Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 3DT. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. The site is in the Smethwick Summit Galton Valley conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Soho & Victoria. We hold 775 applications in total for the B66 postcode area.

88% of amendment applications at Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.See what's approved near your address

Application details

Postcode
B66 3DT
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 March 2009
Consultation expiry
9 April 2009
Consultation start
18 March 2009
Consultation end
8 April 2009
Neighbour consultation start
19 March 2009
Neighbour consultation end
8 April 2009
Last date for comments
9 April 2009
Target decision date
30 April 2009
Committee meeting
27 May 2009
Decision issued
28 May 2009
Application expires
30 April 2009

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Site notice start
19 March 2009
Site notice end
9 April 2009

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
16
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Smethwick Summit Galton Valley
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, 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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

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Associated applications

  1. 2009
    22 Jun

    Proposed change of use to play barn and cafe with external alterations including raising of roof height…

    WithdrawnFull ApplicationRelatedDC/09/51067
  2. 2009
    4 Mar

    Change of use to play barn and cafe with external alterations including raising of roof height.

    This applicationRefusedAmendmentDC/09/50656

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