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173 Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AS

DC/19/63734Full (Major)Awaiting decision
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Proposal

Proposed demolition of existing building, and proposed development of a four storey building, comprising of 2. No commercial units at ground floor for use as shop (Class A1), business offices (Class B1a) and/or general Industrial (Class B2), and 12 No. residential units on floors above.

Received
20 November 2019
Decision due
16 April 2020
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Soho & Victoria
Agent
Space Design Planning
  1. Received20 Nov
  2. Validated16 Jan
  3. Consult.11 May
  4. Target16 Apr
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 173 Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AS. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 November 2019 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Smethwick Summit Galton Valley conservation area. There have been 5 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.

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 2AS
Application type
Full (Major)
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
12

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 January 2020
Consultation expiry
11 May 2020
Consultation end
11 May 2020
Neighbour consultation start
28 January 2020
Neighbour consultation end
20 February 2020
Last date for comments
29 February 2020
Application expires
16 April 2020

Applicant and agent

Agent
Space Design Planning
Agent address
558 Bordesley Green East Stechford Birmingham B33 8RU

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
28 January 2020
Advertisement expiry
29 February 2020
Site notice start
30 January 2020
Site notice end
22 February 2020

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-08298304
Comments
0
Documents
33
Constraints
14

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Smethwick Summit Galton Valley
  • Brownfield land register: 173 Rolfe Street SmethwickRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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