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278-280 High Street West Bromwich B70 8AQ

DC/26/72142Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed change of use of the first and second floor to 10 HMO accommodations with communal area and proposed rear dormer window.

Received
28 September 2026
Public comments
0 · last counted 25 October 2026
  1. Received28 Sep
  2. Validated5 Oct
  3. Consult.4 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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Comments close on 4 November.

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About this application

This is a planning application for a dormer extension at 278-280 High Street West Bromwich B70 8AQ. Sandwell has handled 5,264 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the High Street conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 691 applications in total for the B70 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
B70 8AQ

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 October 2026
Consultation end
4 November 2026

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: West Bromwich High Street
  • Heritage at Risk Register: High Street, West Bromwich, Black Country
  • Brownfield land register: First And Second Floors 280 High Street West Bromwich B70 8AQRegister site at or near this address · +1 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage 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, 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.

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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