173 Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AS

DC/22/66575Major - Variations of permissionsApproved

Full

Approved on 22 April 2022

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

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Proposal

Proposed variation of condition 1 of planning permission DC/19/63734 (proposed demolition of existing building and proposed development of a four-storey building comprising 12 no. residential units with a commercial unit at ground floor for Class E uses), to increase building height, new solar panels and parapet at roof level, revised ground floor layout to include under-croft parking, revised layout of apartments and elevational design alterations.

Received: 26 January 2022
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 1
Council: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Soho & Victoria
Agent: Yeme Architects

ReceivedReceived26 Jan
ValidatedValidated27 Jan
Consult.Consultation28 Feb
TargetTarget Date28 Apr
DecidedDecided22 Apr

Decided in 85 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 173 Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AS. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 86 days, 4 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. The site is in the Smethwick Summit Galton Valley conservation area. There have been 5 other applications 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.

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: B66 2AS
Application type: Major - Variations of permissions
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 12

Planning application dates

Date validated: 27 January 2022
Consultation expiry: 10 March 2022
Consultation end: 28 February 2022
Neighbour consultation start: 8 February 2022
Neighbour consultation end: 1 March 2022
Last date for comments: 10 March 2022
Target decision date: 28 April 2022
Permission expires: 22 April 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Yeme Architects
Agent address: 144 Sunbridge Road Bradford BD1 2HA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 91 days

Publicity

Last advertised: 8 February 2022
Advertisement expiry: 10 March 2022
Site notice start: 9 February 2022
Site notice end: 2 March 2022

Additional information

Documents: 22
Constraints: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Smethwick Summit Galton Valley
Brownfield land register: 173 Rolfe Street SmethwickRegister site at or near this address
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (22)

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 and heritage coasts.

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2022
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2022
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2019
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