Premier House 1 Rolfe Street Smethwick
Refused on 18 December 2018
Council decision: Refuse permissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Retention of 4 No. units for class B1 (business) and A1 (shop). Proposed 3 No. units for class A2 (financial & professional) and A1 (shop).
- Received
- 14 August 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Soho & Victoria
- ReceivedReceived14 Aug
- ValidatedValidated18 Oct
- Consult.Consultation8 Nov
- TargetTarget Date13 Dec
- DecidedDecided18 Dec
Decided in 61 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Premier House 1 Rolfe Street Smethwick. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 126 days, 10 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Soho & Victoria.
88% of amendment 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
- Change of Use
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 October 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 10 November 2018
- Consultation start
- 18 October 2018
- Consultation end
- 8 November 2018
- Neighbour consultation start
- 18 October 2018
- Neighbour consultation end
- 10 November 2018
- Last date for comments
- 10 November 2018
- Target decision date
- 13 December 2018
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Smethwick Summit Galton ValleyPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202025 Feb
Proposed change of use of units to Class Use B1 (Business) and B8 (Distribution and Storage).
ApprovedChange of Use (Major)DC/20/64029 - 201617 Jun
Proposed change of use to cafe with associated parking (revised application DC/16/59111
ApprovedChange of UseDC/16/59586 - 20165 Feb
Proposed part change of use to cafe with associated parking.
WithdrawnChange of UseDC/16/59111 - 201010 Dec
Retention of use as furniture outlet.
ApprovedChange of UseDC/10/52900
Source: Sandwell
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