Edwin Richards Quarry Portway Road Rowley Regis

DC/21/66058Full (Major)Approved

Full

Approved on 17 December 2021

Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed new soil treatment area within existing waste management facility.

Received: 31 August 2021
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Rowley

ReceivedReceived31 Aug
ValidatedValidated17 Sep
Consult.Consultation19 Oct
TargetTarget Date17 Dec
DecidedDecided17 Dec

Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Edwin Richards Quarry Portway Road Rowley Regis. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 108 days, 7 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There have been 9 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Rowley.

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

Application type: Full (Major)
Scale / size: Large

Planning application dates

Date validated: 17 September 2021
Consultation expiry: 28 October 2021
Consultation end: 19 October 2021
Neighbour consultation start: 29 September 2021
Neighbour consultation end: 20 October 2021
Last date for comments: 28 October 2021
Target decision date: 17 December 2021
Permission expires: 17 December 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent: Axis
Agent address: Well House Barns Bretton Chester CH4 0DH

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 28 September 2021
Advertisement expiry: 28 October 2021
Site notice start: 30 September 2021
Site notice end: 21 October 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10165660
Comments: 0
Documents: 7
Constraints: 6

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Tree Preservation Order: 80/00061/TPOPart of the site
Brownfield land register: Edwin Richards Quarry, Portway Road, Rowley RegisRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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Associated applications

2025
4 Nov
Non-material amendment for planning permission DC/21/66058
PendingNon-material amendmentAmendmentNMA/25/00278
2023
17 Feb
Discharge of Conditions 3, 4 and 5 of Planning Permission DC/21/66058
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDOC/23/00560
2021
31 Aug
Proposed new soil treatment area within existing waste management facility.
This applicationApprovedFullDC/21/66058

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Source: Sandwell

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