1 Sketchley Close Smethwick
Approved on 15 January 2021
Council decision: Grant Lawful Use CertificateDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Continued use as a care facility for young people (Lawful Development Certificate)
- Received
- 23 November 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Soho & Victoria
- ReceivedReceived23 Nov
- ValidatedValidated2 Dec
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date27 Jan
- DecidedDecided15 Jan
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at 1 Sketchley Close Smethwick. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 3 days quicker 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
- Lawful Dvpt Certificate Existing Use/Dev
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 December 2020
- Target decision date
- 27 January 2021
- Permission expires
- 15 January 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Smethwick High Street and Crocketts LaneNext to 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.
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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