Unit 1 Downing Street Smethwick B66 2JL
Refused on 9 December 2020
Council decision: Refuse permissionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Retention of function Suite.
- Received
- 29 September 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Soho & Victoria
- Agent
- DPM (Design Project Management) Services Ltd
- ReceivedReceived29 Sep
- ValidatedValidated13 Oct
- Consult.Consultation12 Nov
- TargetTarget Date8 Dec
- DecidedDecided9 Dec
Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Unit 1 Downing Street Smethwick B66 2JL. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 71 days, 2 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. The site is in the Smethwick Summit Galton Valley conservation area. 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 2JL
- Application type
- Change of Use
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 October 2020
- Consultation expiry
- 21 November 2020
- Consultation end
- 12 November 2020
- Neighbour consultation start
- 22 October 2020
- Neighbour consultation end
- 14 November 2020
- Last date for comments
- 21 November 2020
- Target decision date
- 8 December 2020
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- DPM (Design Project Management) Services Ltd
- Architect profile
- DPM (DESIGN PROJECT MANAGEMENT) SERVICES LIMITED
- Agent address
- 9 Marlborough Way Ashby De La Zouch LE65 2NN
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 27 October 2020
- Advertisement expiry
- 21 November 2020
- Site notice start
- 22 October 2020
- Site notice end
- 14 November 2020
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Conservation area: Smethwick Summit Galton Valley
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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Source: Sandwell
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