18 Tollgate Precinct High Street Smethwick B67 7RA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/72153 - Change of Use Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed change of use of part ground floor and first floor from storage to adult daycare centre with outdoor first floor covered terrace garden with retractable roof, 2 No. external staircases, 1 No. raised access ramp, fenestration alterations and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Sept 2026
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Validated
20 Oct 2026
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Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 15 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 14 Dec 2026, from Sandwell's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 10 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 22

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area 30 m away: Smethwick Town Centre High Street; Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Smethwick built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
B67 7RA
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
20 Oct 2026
Ward
Smethwick
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rizq Architecture and constructions Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Sandwell usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
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 →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

23 neighbours consulted · Last counted 20 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15237164
Planning Portal ref
PP-15237164
Neighbours
20 Oct 2026
Consultation
20 Oct 2026
Comments by
10 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
15 Dec 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

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