Old Talbot 144 High Street Smethwick B66 3AP
Approved on 20 March 2024
Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed change of use at ground floor from public house to 3 No. retail units with fenestration alterations to side.
- Received
- 25 January 2024
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Ward
- Smethwick
- Agent
- Moorcroft Design Studio
- ReceivedReceived25 Jan
- ValidatedValidated26 Jan
- Consult.Consultation20 Feb
- TargetTarget Date22 Mar
- DecidedDecided20 Mar
Decided in 54 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Old Talbot 144 High Street Smethwick B66 3AP. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days. The site is in the Smethwick Town Centre conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 32 applications across Smethwick. We hold 775 applications in total for the B66 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
- B66 3AP
- Application type
- Change of Use
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 January 2024
- Consultation expiry
- 29 February 2024
- Consultation end
- 20 February 2024
- Neighbour consultation start
- 30 January 2024
- Neighbour consultation end
- 20 February 2024
- Last date for comments
- 29 February 2024
- Target decision date
- 22 March 2024
- Permission expires
- 20 March 2027
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Moorcroft Design Studio
- Agent address
- 35 Moorcroft Road Birmingham B13 8LT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 30 January 2024
- Advertisement expiry
- 29 February 2024
- Site notice start
- 31 January 2024
- Site notice end
- 21 February 2024
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Smethwick Town Centre High Street
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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Associated applications
- 202428 Jun
Proposed discharge of conditions 3a, 3b, 4a and 4b of planning permission DC/24/69055
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDOC/24/00771 - 202425 Jan
Proposed change of use at ground floor from public house to 3 No. retail units with fenestration alterations…
This applicationApprovedAmendmentDC/24/69055
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
Source: Sandwell
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- Old Talbot 144 High Street Smethwick B66 3APDC/25/6930A · AdvertisingApproved0.0 mi
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Find contractors for commercial fit-out near this site- RCR Connections LtdVerifiedBirminghamRenovations & Refurbishments2.8 mi
- Brown's ElectricalVerifiedElectrician6.5 mi
- Corelec LtdVerifiedElectrician9.6 mi
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