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DC/25/71065 - Major - Variations of permissions Approved

Proposal

Proposed variation of conditions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of planning application (Proposed 105 dwellings with associated public open space) to facilitate a change in the red line boundary to accommodate a second phase of development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2025
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Validated
9 Oct 2025
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Consultation
10 Oct 2025
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Approved
28 Nov 2025

Approved on 28 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Documents 31

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Major - Variations of permissions
Received
29 Sept 2025
Validated
9 Oct 2025
Ward
Friar Park & Stone Cross
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jan 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
28 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 50 days from validation, 4 days slower than Sandwell's median of 46 for amendments. Approved, as 95% of amendments here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
62decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 objecting

138 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14286858
Planning Portal ref
PP-14286858
Neighbours
10 Oct 2025
Consultation
10 Oct 2025
Comments by
13 Nov 2025
Site or press notice
16 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
8 Jan 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sandwell
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#149 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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