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Smethwick Enterprise Centre Rolfe Street Smethwick

DC/23/68794Full ApplicationAwaiting decision
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Proposal

Proposed demolition of all the buildings comprising of the former Smethwick Enterprise Centre including blocks 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800 and 900, 67 and 68 Rolfe Street excluding Rolfe House and remediation work to the site.

Received
24 October 2023
Decision due
27 December 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Soho & Victoria
  1. Received24 Oct
  2. Validated1 Nov
  3. Consult.28 Nov
  4. Target27 Dec
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 28 November.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (8)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at Smethwick Enterprise Centre Rolfe Street Smethwick. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 24 October 2023 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Smethwick Summit Galton Valley conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Soho & Victoria.

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
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 November 2023
Consultation expiry
7 December 2023
Consultation end
28 November 2023
Neighbour consultation start
8 November 2023
Neighbour consultation end
1 December 2023
Last date for comments
7 December 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
7 November 2023
Advertisement expiry
7 December 2023
Site notice start
9 November 2023
Site notice end
30 November 2023

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
8
Constraints
25

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, 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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