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DC/26/71646 - Change of Use Approved

Proposal

Proposed change of use from residential site manager's house, to educational nursery facilities, family hub space, classroom, and school staff offices. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Consultation
24 Apr 2026
Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 3

Air quality management area: Sandwell AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the West Bromwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
B70 0NG
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Hill Top
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Sandwell MBC

How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 81% of changes of use here are.

64%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
5%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sandwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Sandwell decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
24 Apr 2026
Comments by
18 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sandwell
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#149 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Sandwell ranks #131 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sandwell decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
86%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #198 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #223 of 296
69%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #131 of 296
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #92 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
44 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
15 decided (10+ homes)
78%
Change of use approved
46 decided
909
Total decisions
124 refused in the year to March 2026