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23A King Street Smethwick B66 2JN

DC/24/69326Change of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 18 October 2024

Council decision: Refuse permissionDelegated (officer decision)

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Proposal

Retrospective change of use from general industrial to venue hall with parking to side/rear.

Received
24 April 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St Pauls
Agent
Idafa Architects
  1. Received24 Apr
  2. Validated8 May
  3. Consult.5 Jun
  4. Target31 Jul
  5. Decided18 Oct

Decided in 163 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 23A King Street Smethwick B66 2JN. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 177 days, 17 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across St Pauls. 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 2JN
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 May 2024
Consultation expiry
22 June 2024
Consultation end
5 June 2024
Neighbour consultation start
15 May 2024
Neighbour consultation end
7 June 2024
Last date for comments
22 June 2024
Target decision date
31 July 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Idafa Architects
Architect profile
IDAFA ARCHITECTS LTD
Agent address
Suite 12A The Buisness Centre Edward Street Redditch B97 6HA

Planning decision

Statutory period
84 days

Publicity

Last advertised
21 May 2024
Advertisement expiry
22 June 2024
Site notice start
17 May 2024
Site notice end
9 June 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12988436
Comments
0
Documents
17
Constraints
11

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. 2016
    15 Feb

    Retention of shelter for cool room and portable buildings for storage.

    RefusedFull ApplicationDC/16/59145

Source: Sandwell

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