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Unit 30 Phoenix International Industrial Estate Charles Street West Bromwich B70 0AY

DC/24/69916Change of UseRefused
Discharge / amendments

Refused on 18 December 2024

Council decision: Refuse permissionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed change of use to children's role play centre/mini village, with a cafe area.

Received
14 October 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
2
Ward
Great Bridge
  1. Received14 Oct
  2. Validated7 Nov
  3. Consult.29 Nov
  4. Target2 Jan
  5. Decided18 Dec

Decided in 41 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Unit 30 Phoenix International Industrial Estate Charles Street West Bromwich B70 0AY. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 17 applications across Great Bridge. We hold 691 applications in total for the B70 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
B70 0AY
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 November 2024
Consultation expiry
12 December 2024
Consultation end
29 November 2024
Neighbour consultation start
8 November 2024
Neighbour consultation end
29 November 2024
Last date for comments
12 December 2024
Target decision date
2 January 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
12 November 2024
Advertisement expiry
12 December 2024
Site notice start
14 November 2024
Site notice end
5 December 2024

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13457848
Documents
14
Constraints
17

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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© 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.

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Source: Sandwell

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