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16 Yewtree Lane Rowley Regis B65 8BU

DC/23/68687Change of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 6 December 2023

Council decision: Refuse permissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use from dwelling to residential home for up to 3 No. young people aged up to 16 years old.

Received
21 September 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
11
Ward
Blackheath
  1. Received21 Sep
  2. Validated13 Oct
  3. Consult.3 Nov
  4. Target8 Dec
  5. Decided6 Dec

Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 16 Yewtree Lane Rowley Regis B65 8BU. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 76 days, 3 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 18 applications across Blackheath. We hold 538 applications in total for the B65 postcode area.

88% of amendment 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
B65 8BU
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 October 2023
Consultation expiry
6 November 2023
Consultation end
3 November 2023
Neighbour consultation start
16 October 2023
Neighbour consultation end
6 November 2023
Last date for comments
6 November 2023
Target decision date
8 December 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent address
C/o Applicant 16 Yew Tree Lane Rowley Regis B65 8BU

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12421468
Documents
11
Constraints
8

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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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2009
    3 Sep

    Proposed two storey side/rear extension.

    ApprovedFull ApplicationDC/09/51346

Source: Sandwell

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