66 Three Shires Oak Road Smethwick B67 5BU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from retail to 1 No. self-contained apartment, single storey front and rear extensions and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Sept 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £135,000 in July 2025. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Sandwell
- Application type
- Change of Use
- Postcode
- B67 5BU
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Ward
- Bearwood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Grant Retrospective Permission
- Decision date
- 16 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Thorne Architecture Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 111 days from validation, 56 days slower than Sandwell's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sandwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Sandwell decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 17 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14790936
- Neighbours
- 28 May 2026
- Consultation
- 28 May 2026
- Comments by
- 20 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 23 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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