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1 - 28 Thorn Close Wednesbury

DC/22/67408Full ApplicationApproved
Full

Approved on 4 November 2022

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

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed additional 4 No. flats, raising of roof height, external alterations and associated parking and landscaping.

Received
12 August 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Wednesbury North
Agent
SMBC Urban Design & Building Services
  1. Received12 Aug
  2. Validated24 Aug
  3. Consult.22 Sep
  4. Target7 Nov
  5. Decided4 Nov

Decided in 72 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 1 - 28 Thorn Close Wednesbury. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Wednesbury North.

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 Application
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 August 2022
Consultation expiry
25 September 2022
Consultation end
22 September 2022
Neighbour consultation start
4 September 2022
Neighbour consultation end
25 September 2022
Last date for comments
25 September 2022
Target decision date
7 November 2022
Permission expires
4 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
SMBC Urban Design & Building Services
Agent address
Sandwell Council Freeth Street Oldbury B69 3DE

Planning decision

Statutory period
75 days

Additional information

Documents
16
Constraints
11

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: 1 - 28 Thorn Close WednesburyRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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 and heritage coasts.

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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© 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.

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