8 Phoenix House Castle Street Tipton DY4 8HP Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/71625 - Change of Use Approved

Proposal

Proposed change of use to motor vehicle repair centre with MOT. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
2 Apr 2026
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Validated
21 Apr 2026
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Consultation
21 Apr 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Office and Store Wm Rounds, Grade II, about 49 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Conservation area about 19 m away: Tipton Factory Locks
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Tipton built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
DY4 8HP
Received
2 Apr 2026
Validated
21 Apr 2026
Ward
Tipton Green
Case officer
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Target decision
16 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
GETECH

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
6%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

Alt. reference
PP-14808707
Planning Portal ref
PP-14808707
Neighbours
21 Apr 2026
Consultation
21 Apr 2026
Comments by
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Jun 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