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Bishopsgate Works 80A Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AR

DC/20/65032Change of Use (Major)Awaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use from warehouse and gym to church and community centre.

Received
7 December 2020
Decision due
17 March 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Soho & Victoria
Agent
Lapworth Architects
  1. Received7 Dec
  2. Validated16 Dec
  3. Consult.8 Jan
  4. Target17 Mar
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Bishopsgate Works 80A Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AR. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 December 2020 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Smethwick Summit Galton Valley conservation area. There has been 1 other application 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 2AR
Application type
Change of Use (Major)
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 December 2020
Consultation expiry
14 January 2021
Consultation end
8 January 2021
Neighbour consultation start
21 December 2020
Neighbour consultation end
14 January 2021
Last date for comments
14 January 2021
Application expires
17 March 2021

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lapworth Architects
Architect profile
LAPWORTH ARCHITECTS LIMITED
Agent address
4 Edward Street Birmingham B1 2RX

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
5 January 2020
Advertisement expiry
6 February 2020
Site notice start
21 December 2020
Site notice end
14 January 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-09292625
Comments
0
Documents
7
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
  • 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2021
    11 May

    Proposed variation of conditions of planning permission DC/20/65032

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)DC/21/65643
  2. 2020
    7 Dec

    Proposed change of use from warehouse and gym to church and community centre.

    This applicationPendingAmendmentDC/20/65032

Source: Sandwell

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