Site Of Former Princes Cinema High Street Smethwick
Approved on 21 December 2012
Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee
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Proposal
Proposed removal of condition 6 of DC/10/52070 which reads - 'In accordance with details of scheme to be submitted to and agreed in writing by the local planning authority, no part of the development authorised by this permission shall be brought into use unless and until the multi-storey car park is available to serve the development'.
- Received
- 14 November 2012
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 2
- Ward
- Smethwick
- Agent
- Reade Buray Associates
- ReceivedReceived14 Nov
- ValidatedValidated16 Nov
- Consult.Consultation11 Dec
- TargetTarget Date15 Feb
- DecidedDecided21 Dec
Decided in 35 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application at Site Of Former Princes Cinema High Street Smethwick. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 37 days, 3 weeks quicker than Sandwell's typical decision time. The site is in the Smethwick Town Centre conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Smethwick.
87% of full 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
- Major - Variations of permissions
- Scale / size
- Large
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 16 November 2012
- Consultation expiry
- 12 December 2012
- Consultation start
- 20 November 2012
- Consultation end
- 11 December 2012
- Neighbour consultation start
- 20 November 2012
- Neighbour consultation end
- 11 December 2012
- Last date for comments
- 12 December 2012
- Target decision date
- 15 February 2013
- Committee meeting
- 19 December 2012
- Application expires
- 15 February 2013
- Permission expires
- 21 December 2015
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Reade Buray Associates
- Architect profile
- READE BURAY LIMITED
- Agent address
- First Floor 29 Waterloo Road Wolverhampton WV1 4DJ
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 21 November 2012
- Advertisement expiry
- 12 December 2012
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-02216665
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 23
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Smethwick Town Centre High StreetPart of the site
- 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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