34 Poole House Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 7SJ

DC/24/69615Change of UseRefused

Discharge / amendments

Refused on 20 February 2025

Council decision: Refuse permissionPlanning committee

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse to residential home for up to two children.

Received: 18 July 2024
Decision level: Planning committee
Public comments: 5
Council: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Great Barr With Yew Tree
Agent: Studio Fahad

ReceivedReceived18 Jul
ValidatedValidated6 Aug
Consult.Consultation27 Aug
TargetTarget Date21 Feb
DecidedDecided20 Feb

Decided in 198 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at 34 Poole House Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 7SJ. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 217 days, 23 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 9 applications across Great Barr With Yew Tree. We hold 551 applications in total for the B43 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: B43 7SJ
Application type: Change of Use
Scale / size: Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 August 2024
Consultation expiry: 31 August 2024
Consultation end: 27 August 2024
Neighbour consultation start: 7 August 2024
Neighbour consultation end: 28 August 2024
Last date for comments: 31 August 2024
Target decision date: 21 February 2025
Committee meeting: 19 February 2025
Decision issued: 21 February 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent: Studio Fahad
Architect profile: STUDIO FAHAD LTD
Agent address: Flat 10 14 Oxford Street Nottingham NG1 5BG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 199 days

Publicity

Site notice start: 8 August 2024
Site notice end: 31 August 2024

Appeal history

3363221

Allowed

Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 3 September 2025Dev Type: Change of useReason: Refusal

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-13243309
Documents: 16
Constraints: 5

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.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Associated applications

2025
30 Oct
Proposed discharge of condition 4 of planning permission DC/24/69615
ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDOC/25/00950
2024
18 Jul
Proposed change of use from dwellinghouse to residential home for up to two children.
This applicationRefusedAmendmentDC/24/69615

Source: Sandwell

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