Former Gas Works Swan Lane West Bromwich

DC/22/66532Full (Major)Approved

Full

Approved on 20 December 2022

Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed 147 dwelling houses (65 houses and 82 apartments) with associated highway, parking, landscaping and drainage works.

Received: 18 January 2022
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 1
Council: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Greets Green & Lyng

ReceivedReceived18 Jan
ValidatedValidated23 Mar
Consult.Consultation14 Jul
TargetTarget Date20 Dec
DecidedDecided20 Dec

Decided in 272 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Former Gas Works Swan Lane West Bromwich. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 336 days, 40 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Greets Green & Lyng.

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
Number of dwellings: 147

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 March 2022
Consultation expiry: 14 July 2022
Consultation end: 14 July 2022
Neighbour consultation start: 27 March 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 19 April 2022
Last date for comments: 30 April 2022
Target decision date: 20 December 2022
Committee meeting: 19 July 2022
Permission expires: 20 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Green Square Accord
Agent address: 178 Birmingham Road West Bromwich B70 6QG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 272 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 29 March 2022
Advertisement expiry: 30 April 2022
Site notice start: 28 March 2022
Site notice end: 20 April 2022

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-10505322
Documents: 107
Constraints: 19

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.

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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2018
23 Feb
Proposed demolition of gasholders.
ApprovedDemolition NotificationDC/18/61573

Source: Sandwell

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