Premier House 1 Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AA
Approved on 15 July 2020
Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed change of use of units to Class Use B1 (Business) and B8 (Distribution and Storage).
- Received
- 25 February 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Soho & Victoria
- Agent
- Advanced Architecture & Structures
- ReceivedReceived25 Feb
- ValidatedValidated25 Feb
- Consult.Consultation26 Mar
- TargetTarget Date26 May
- DecidedDecided15 Jul
Decided in 141 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Premier House 1 Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AA. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 141 days, 12 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. 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).
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Application details
- Postcode
- B66 2AA
- Application type
- Change of Use (Major)
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 25 February 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 11 April 2020
- Consultation end
- 26 March 2020
- Neighbour consultation start
- 5 March 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 28 March 2020
- Last date for comments
- 11 April 2020
- Target decision date
- 26 May 2020
- Decision issued
- 17 July 2020
- Permission expires
- 17 July 2023
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Advanced Architecture & Structures
- Architect profile
- ADVANCED ARCHITECTURE AND STRUCTURES LIMITED
- Agent address
- 30 The Spinney Birmingham B20 1NR
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 10 March 2020
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 April 2020
- Site notice start
- 5 March 2020
- Site notice end
- 28 March 2020
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)
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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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201814 Aug
Retention of 4 No. units for class B1 (business) and A1 (shop). Proposed 3 No. units for class A2 (financial…
RefusedChange of UseDC/18/62142 - 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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- Premier House 1 Rolfe Street SmethwickDC/18/62142 · AmendmentRefused0.0 mi
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- Premier House Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AADC/16/59111 · AmendmentWithdrawn0.0 mi
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- London Midland Smethwick Railway Station Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AFDC/21/65885 · FullApproved0.0 mi
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Contractors near this project
Find contractors for change of use near this site- RCR Connections LtdVerifiedBirminghamRenovations & Refurbishments2.8 mi
- Brown's ElectricalVerifiedElectrician6.5 mi
- Corelec LtdVerifiedElectrician9.7 mi
- Ameco Electrical Services LtdElectrician0.3 mi
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