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137A Hill Top West Bromwich B70 0RZ

DC/21/66174Full (Major)Refused
Full

Refused on 28 January 2022

Council decision: Refuse permissionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Demolition of existing dwelling and proposed four storey residential building comprising of 26 no. apartments with communal facilities.

Received
1 October 2021
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wednesbury South
Agent
Highbury Design
  1. Received1 Oct
  2. Validated1 Nov
  3. Consult.6 Dec
  4. Target31 Jan
  5. Decided28 Jan

Decided in 88 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 137A Hill Top West Bromwich B70 0RZ. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 119 days, 9 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Wednesbury South. We hold 691 applications in total for the B70 postcode area.

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

Postcode
B70 0RZ
Application type
Full (Major)
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
26

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 November 2021
Consultation expiry
9 December 2021
Consultation end
6 December 2021
Neighbour consultation start
10 November 2021
Neighbour consultation end
1 December 2021
Last date for comments
9 December 2021
Target decision date
31 January 2022

Applicant and agent

Agent
Highbury Design
Agent address
94 Alcester Road Studley B80 7NP

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
9 November 2021
Advertisement expiry
9 December 2021
Site notice start
10 November 2021
Site notice end
1 December 2021

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-10234745
Comments
0
Documents
11
Constraints
10

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (24)

flood storage areas, conservation 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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