Cakemore Playing Field Grafton Road Oldbury
Approved on 26 September 2025
Council decision: Grant Permission Subject to ConditionsDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
Proposed extension of parking areas, new boundary fencing, access gates and associated works.
- Received
- 10 July 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 4
- Ward
- Langley
- Agent
- Design Syntax Ltd
- ReceivedReceived10 Jul
- ValidatedValidated5 Aug
- Consult.Consultation27 Aug
- TargetTarget Date30 Sep
- DecidedDecided26 Sep
Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for an extension at Cakemore Playing Field Grafton Road Oldbury. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 14 applications across Langley.
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
- Application type
- Full Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 August 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 11 September 2025
- Consultation end
- 27 August 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 6 August 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 29 August 2025
- Last date for comments
- 11 September 2025
- Target decision date
- 30 September 2025
- Permission expires
- 26 September 2028
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Design Syntax Ltd
- Architect profile
- DESIGN SYNTAX LIMITED
- Agent address
- Regus Offices One Victoria Square Birmingham B1 1BD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 12 August 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 11 September 2025
- Site notice start
- 7 August 2025
- Site notice end
- 30 August 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13561414
- Documents
- 17
- Constraints
- 12
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: Crosswells Road, LangleyRegister site at or near this address
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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 and heritage coasts.
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