7 Western Road Cradley Heath B64 7EW

DC/26/72179Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/DevAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for maximum 2 No. young people aged between 8-17 years old (Lawful Development Certificate)

Received: 5 October 2026
Decision due: 7 December 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Public comments: 0 · last counted 26 October 2026
Council: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Cradley Heath & Old Hill

ReceivedReceived5 Oct
ValidatedValidated12 Oct
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date7 Dec
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 7 Western Road Cradley Heath B64 7EW. Sandwell has handled 681 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 5 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 21 applications across Cradley Heath & Old Hill. We hold 186 applications in total for the B64 postcode area.

90% of outline 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: B64 7EW
Application type: Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 12 October 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address: Unit 20 The Buisness Centre Edward Street Redditch B97 6HA

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Documents: 10
Constraints: 8

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (24)

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, 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.

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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.

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

Source: Sandwell

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