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Darcast Crankshafts Limited Cornwall Road Smethwick B66 2JR

PD/23/02454General Permitted Development DemolitionApproved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 2 August 2023

Council decision: Grant Demolition Conditional ConsentDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Proposed demolition of former factory and associated outbuildings.

Received
6 July 2023
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Soho & Victoria
Agent
Planning Prospects Ltd
  1. Received6 Jul
  2. Validated6 Jul
  3. Consult.1 Aug
  4. Target3 Aug
  5. Decided2 Aug

Decided in 27 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is an outline application for demolition at Darcast Crankshafts Limited Cornwall Road Smethwick B66 2JR. Sandwell has handled 681 applications of this type. This one was decided in 27 days, 4 weeks quicker than Sandwell's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Soho & Victoria. We hold 775 applications in total for the B66 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
B66 2JR
Application type
General Permitted Development Demolition
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 July 2023
Consultation expiry
1 August 2023
Consultation end
1 August 2023
Target decision date
3 August 2023
Permission expires
2 August 2028

Applicant and agent

Agent
Planning Prospects Ltd
Agent address
4 Mill Pool Nash Lane Belbroughton DY9 9AF

Planning decision

Statutory period
28 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-12283720
Comments
0
Documents
9
Constraints
24

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Smethwick Summit Galton ValleyNext to the site
Also checked, none recorded (23)

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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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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.

© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    19 Jan

    Proposed discharge of condition 3a of planning permission PD/23/02454

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsDOC/24/00707
  2. 2023
    6 Jul

    Proposed demolition of former factory and associated outbuildings.

    This applicationApprovedOutlinePD/23/02454

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