396 - 400 High Street West Bromwich B70 9LB
Proposal
Proposed variation of conditions 1 and 3b of planning permission DC/22/66859 (proposed three-storey extension and change of use to 3 No. offices on ground floor, 10 No. studio flats on first and second floors, fire escape at rear and external alterations). Condition 1 - proposed single storey extension and to improve accessibly. Condition 3b - Proposed brick walls and shop front/roller shutters finished in RAL 5026.
- Received
- 23 October 2025
- Decision due
- 9 October 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Public comments
- 1
- Ward
- West Bromwich Central
- Agent
- PUUC Architecture Ltd
- ReceivedReceived23 Oct
- ValidatedValidated26 Nov
- Consult.Consultation18 Dec
- TargetTarget Date9 Oct
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for a change of use at 396 - 400 High Street West Bromwich B70 9LB. Sandwell has handled 2,543 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 October 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 40 applications across West Bromwich Central. We hold 691 applications in total for the B70 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
- B70 9LB
- Application type
- Major - Variations of permissions
- Scale / size
- Large
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 November 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 4 January 2026
- Consultation end
- 18 December 2025
- Neighbour consultation start
- 27 November 2025
- Neighbour consultation end
- 18 December 2025
- Last date for comments
- 4 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- PUUC Architecture Ltd
- Architect profile
- PUUC ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
- Agent address
- Bridge House Riverside North Studio 10 Bewdley, DY12 1AB
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 317 days
Publicity
- Last advertised
- 2 December 2025
- Advertisement expiry
- 4 January 2026
- Site notice start
- 3 December 2025
- Site notice end
- 24 December 2025
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-13719077
- Documents
- 18
- Constraints
- 13
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Brownfield land register: Metro House 410 - 416 High Street West BromwichRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
- 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.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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© 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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