34 - 38 High Street Smethwick B66 1DT
Proposal
Proposed single storey rear extension, subdivision of ground floor into two units (Unit 1 to become Class E and Unit 2 to become Sui Generis), new shop front, change of use of upper floors from ancillary office space and storage to 12 bed HMO (Sui Generis) including external alterations with relocation of staircase, commercial refuse, resident refuse, and shared cycle provision to rear courtyard.
- Received
- 11 September 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 8 October 2026
- ReceivedSubmitted11 Sep
- ValidatedValidated11 Sep
- Consult.Consultation5 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided
This is a planning application for a single storey rear extension at 34 - 38 High Street Smethwick B66 1DT. Sandwell has handled 5,134 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 55 days. It was submitted on 11 September 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Smethwick Town Centre conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. We hold 763 applications in total for the B66 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
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- Conservation area: Smethwick Town Centre High StreetPart of the site
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (23)
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