Former Gas Works Swan Lane West Bromwich

DOC/23/00550Discharge of ConditionsApproved

Discharge / amendments

Approved on 18 April 2023

Council decision: Partial DischargeDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Proposed discharge of conditions 5, 6 and 14 of planning permission DC/22/66532.

Received: 24 January 2023
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Greets Green & Lyng
Agent: In Design

ReceivedReceived24 Jan
ValidatedValidated21 Feb
Consult.Consultation15 Mar
TargetTarget Date18 Apr
DecidedDecided18 Apr

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an application to discharge conditions at Former Gas Works Swan Lane West Bromwich. Sandwell has handled 247 applications of this type. This one was decided in 84 days, 4 weeks longer than Sandwell's typical decision time. There have been 13 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Greets Green & Lyng.

99% of conditions 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

Application type: Discharge of Conditions
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 February 2023
Consultation expiry: 15 March 2023
Consultation end: 15 March 2023
Target decision date: 18 April 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent: In Design
Agent address: 178 Birmingham Road West Bromwich B70 6QG

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 33
Constraints: 19

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

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.

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Associated applications

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

2018
23 Feb
Proposed demolition of gasholders.
ApprovedDemolition NotificationDC/18/61573

Source: Sandwell

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