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570 - 572 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BS

DC/24/69403Change of Use (Major)Refused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 30 August 2024

Council decision: Refuse permissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed part change of use to shisha bar/takeaway to ground floor, restaurant/bar to first floor with rear extension and alterations to first floor roof to create roof terrace for external seating area with balustrades, cocktail bar with entertainment space at second floor with roof extensions, dormer windows, roof terrace with balustrades and fenestration alterations to ground and first floor side.

Received
20 May 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Abbey
Agent
Mold Consultancy Ltd
  1. Received20 May
  2. Validated4 Jun
  3. Consult.4 Jul
  4. Target3 Sep
  5. Decided30 Aug

Decided in 87 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 570 - 572 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BS. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 102 days, 7 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 15 applications across Abbey. 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 4BS
Application type
Change of Use (Major)
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 June 2024
Consultation expiry
18 July 2024
Consultation end
4 July 2024
Neighbour consultation start
13 June 2024
Neighbour consultation end
4 July 2024
Last date for comments
18 July 2024
Target decision date
3 September 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent
Mold Consultancy Ltd
Architect profile
MOLD CONSULTANCY LTD
Agent address
37 Side First Floor Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 3JE

Planning decision

Statutory period
91 days

Publicity

Last advertised
18 June 2024
Advertisement expiry
18 July 2024
Site notice start
14 June 2024
Site notice end
5 July 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12941769
Documents
22
Constraints
10

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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Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

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  2. 2024
    20 May

    Proposed part change of use to shisha bar/takeaway to ground floor, restaurant/bar to first floor with rear…

    This applicationRefusedAmendmentDC/24/69403

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