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68 Abbotsford Avenue Great Barr Birmingham B43 6HD

DC/25/70215HouseholderApproved

Approved on 26 March 2025

Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed single and first floor side extension, and first floor rear extension.

Received
23 January 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Great Barr With Yew Tree
Agent
Blu3 Architecture Ltd
  1. Received23 Jan
  2. Validated28 Jan
  3. Consult.19 Feb
  4. Target8 Apr
  5. Decided26 Mar

Decided in 57 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 68 Abbotsford Avenue Great Barr Birmingham B43 6HD. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days 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.

87% of full 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 6HD
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Medium

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 January 2025
Consultation expiry
19 February 2025
Neighbour consultation start
29 January 2025
Neighbour consultation end
19 February 2025
Last date for comments
19 February 2025
Target decision date
8 April 2025
Permission expires
26 March 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Blu3 Architecture Ltd
Architect profile
BLU3 ARCHITECTURE LTD
Agent address
11 High House Drive Bromsgrove B45 8ET

Planning decision

Statutory period
70 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-13714887
Comments
0
Documents
12
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.

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Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    13 May

    Retention of 1.75m front/side fixed panel walls with front sliding gate.

    RefusedHouseholderDC/26/71742

Source: Sandwell

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