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Former Ambulance Station Hargate Lane West Bromwich B71 1PH

DC/25/71126Change of UseAwaiting decision
Discharge / amendments
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Retention of use from ambulance station (Sui Generis) to storage and distribution (Class B8).

Received
16 October 2025
Decision due
12 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments
1
Ward
Hateley Heath
Agent
K S Architectural Services
  1. Received16 Oct
  2. Validated17 Oct
  3. Consult.11 Nov
  4. Target12 Dec
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 11 November.

Comment on the council's siteDocuments (5)

About this application

This is an application to amend a permission at Former Ambulance Station Hargate Lane West Bromwich B71 1PH. Sandwell has handled 457 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 25 applications across Hateley Heath. We hold 474 applications in total for the B71 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
B71 1PH
Application type
Change of Use
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 October 2025
Consultation expiry
11 November 2025
Consultation end
11 November 2025
Neighbour consultation start
21 October 2025
Neighbour consultation end
11 November 2025
Last date for comments
11 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent
K S Architectural Services
Agent address
Unit 7B Bill House 183 Great Bridge Street West Bromwich, B70 0DJ

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
5
Constraints
6

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation Order: 61/00013/TPOProtected tree on or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Sandwell

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