97 Birchfield Way Walsall WS5 4EE

PD/26/03225Prior Notification Larger Home ExtensionAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 4.00m L x 3.00m H (2.80m to eaves)

Received: 28 April 2026
Decision due: 9 June 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Ward: Great Barr Tamebridge & Yew Tree

ReceivedReceived28 Apr
ValidatedValidated28 Apr
Consult.Consultation26 May
TargetTarget Date9 Jun
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application for a single storey rear extension at 97 Birchfield Way Walsall WS5 4EE. Sandwell has handled 681 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 28 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 22 applications across Great Barr Tamebridge & Yew Tree. We hold 94 applications in total for the WS5 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: WS5 4EE
Application type: Prior Notification Larger Home Extension
Scale / size: Small

Planning application dates

Date validated: 28 April 2026
Consultation expiry: 26 May 2026
Consultation end: 26 May 2026
Neighbour consultation start: 5 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end: 26 May 2026
Last date for comments: 26 May 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14886430
Comments: 0
Documents: 10
Constraints: 8

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.

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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