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Islamic Centre Unit 10-11 Lewisham Industrial Estate Lewisham Road Smethwick B66 2BP

DC/14/57646Full (Major)Approved
Full

Approved on 18 December 2014

Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed demolition of existing Masjid (Mosque) and Bangladeshi Islamic centre and construction of 3 storey purpose built Masjid (Mosque) and Bangladeshi Islamic centre (Use Class D1) and associated car parking - (revised application DC/13/56513).

Received
3 November 2014
Decision level
Planning committee
Public comments
14
Ward
St Pauls
Agent
D5 Architects
  1. Received3 Nov
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.1 Dec
  4. Target6 Feb
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Islamic Centre Unit 10-11 Lewisham Industrial Estate Lewisham Road Smethwick B66 2BP. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 11 days quicker than Sandwell's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across St Pauls. We hold 775 applications in total for the B66 postcode area.

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

Postcode
B66 2BP
Application type
Full (Major)
Scale / size
Large

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2014
Consultation expiry
3 December 2014
Consultation start
10 November 2014
Consultation end
1 December 2014
Neighbour consultation start
19 December 2014
Neighbour consultation end
1 December 2014
Last date for comments
3 December 2014
Target decision date
6 February 2015
Committee meeting
17 December 2014
Application expires
6 February 2015
Permission expires
18 December 2017

Applicant and agent

Agent
D5 Architects
Agent address
71-77 Coventry Street Birmingham B5 5NH

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 November 2014
Advertisement expiry
3 December 2014
Site notice start
10 November 2014
Site notice end
1 December 2014

Additional information

Documents
31
Constraints
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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. 2014
    3 Nov

    Proposed demolition of existing Masjid (Mosque) and Bangladeshi Islamic centre and construction of 3 storey…

    This applicationApprovedFullDC/14/57646
  2. 2013
    30 Oct

    Proposed demolition of existing Bangladeshi Islamic Centre and construction of 3 storey community centre and…

    ApprovedFull (Major)Part ofDC/13/56513

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2007
    23 Jan

    Proposed temporary siting of portakabin office for 1 - 2 year period.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/07/47386

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