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134 Franchise Street Wednesbury

DC/23/68374Change of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Proposal

Retention of use from warehouse to car sales, external alterations to front, and entrance gates.

Received
12 June 2023
Decided
21 November 2024 · Refuse permission
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Wednesbury North
Approximate site (title boundary)
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  1. Received12 Jun
  2. Validated23 Jun
  3. Consult.20 Jul
  4. Target17 Jan
  5. Decided21 Nov

Decided in 517 days (council typically 56)

8 weeks typical decision time in Sandwell87% of amendment applications approved

This is an application to amend a permission at 134 Franchise Street Wednesbury. Sandwell has handled 452 applications of this type and approves 79% of them, typically deciding them in 57 days. This one was decided in 528 days, 67 weeks longer than Sandwell's median. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Wednesbury North.

Application Details

Reference
DC/23/68374
Address
134 Franchise Street Wednesbury
Local Authority
Sandwell
Application Type
Change of Use
Scale / Size
Medium
Decision Status
Rejected
Current Status
Decided
Ward
Wednesbury North

Applicant & Agent

Agent
Spooner Architects
Agent Address
8 Egerton Road Streetly Sutton Coldfield B74 3PQ

Planning Application Dates

Date Received
12 June 2023
Consultation Expiry
24 July 2023
Target Decision Date
17 January 2025
Date Decided
21 November 2024
Date Validated
23 June 2023
Date Submitted
12 June 2023
Consultation End
20 July 2023
Neighbour Consultation Start
3 July 2023
Neighbour Consultation End
24 July 2023
Last Date for Comments
24 July 2023
Committee Meeting
15 May 2024

Planning Decision

Decision
Refuse permission
Decided By
Delegated Decision
Statutory Period
574 days

Publicity

Appeal

Additional Information

Comments
2
Documents
11
Constraints
6
Coordinates
52.566850, -2.020523
Enriching application data
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Appeal History

3359074
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 3 December 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Source: Sandwell

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Planning constraints

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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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