The Forge 144 Franchise Street Wednesbury WS10 9RG
Approved on 4 April 2025
Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsPlanning committee
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Proposal
Proposed loft conversion, and change of use of first floor from drinking establishment (Sui Generis) to 8 Bed HMO (Sui Generis) (previous planning permission DC/17/61152).
- Received
- 28 October 2024
- Decision level
- Planning committee
- Public comments
- 3
- Ward
- Wednesbury North
- Agent
- Uddin Design
- ReceivedReceived28 Oct
- ValidatedValidated3 Jan
- Consult.Consultation24 Jan
- TargetTarget Date9 Apr
- DecidedDecided4 Apr
Decided in 91 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at The Forge 144 Franchise Street Wednesbury WS10 9RG. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. This one was decided in 158 days, 15 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 12 applications across Wednesbury North. We hold 698 applications in total for the WS10 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
- WS10 9RG
- Application type
- Change of Use
- Scale / size
- Medium
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 January 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 30 January 2025
- Consultation end
- 24 January 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 3 January 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 24 January 2025
- Last date for comments
- 30 January 2025
- Target decision date
- 9 April 2025
- Committee meeting
- 2 April 2025
- Permission expires
- 4 April 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Uddin Design
- Agent address
- 3 Monway Buildings Holyhead Road Wednesbury WS10 7PY
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 96 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 9 January 2025
- Site notice end
- 30 January 2025
Additional information
- Documents
- 25
- Constraints
- 6
Site constraints
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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Associated applications
- 202428 Oct
Proposed loft conversion, and change of use of first floor from drinking establishment (Sui Generis) to 8 Bed…
This applicationApprovedAmendmentDC/24/69954 - 201716 Oct
Proposed conversion of roof space and change of use of first floor only from drinking establishment (Use…
ApprovedChange of UsePart ofDC/17/61152
Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202313 Mar
Proposed change of use from public house to community hub at ground floor and 2 No. self-contained flats at…
RefusedChange of UseDC/23/68077 - 202210 Mar
Proposed change of use from Public House to Community Hub.
RefusedChange of UseDC/22/66756 - 201814 Dec
Proposed change of use of ground floor from public house to tuition centre (Class D1) (revised application…
RefusedChange of UseDC/18/62510 - 201811 Jun
Proposed change of use of ground floor to a tuition centre.
WithdrawnChange of UseDC/18/61939
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- The Forge 144 Franchise Street Wednesbury WS10 9RGDC/23/68077 · AmendmentRefused0.0 mi
- The Forge 144 Franchise Street Wednesbury WS10 9RGDC/22/66756 · AmendmentRefused0.0 mi
- The Forge 144 Franchise Street Wednesbury WS10 9RGDC/17/61152 · AmendmentApproved0.0 mi
- The Forge 144 Franchise Street Wednesbury WS10 9RGDC/18/61939 · AmendmentWithdrawn0.0 mi
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