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DC/25/70799 - Full (Major) Approved

Proposal

Proposed 1 No. industrial warehouse unit (Use classes E(g)(iii), B2 and B8), parking, secure cycle storage, landscaping, boundary treatment and associated work. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Jul 2025
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Validated
21 Jul 2025
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Consultation
21 Jul 2025
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Approved
7 Nov 2025

Approved on 7 Nov 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 76

Statements & assessments 33

PDF STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FLOOD RISK COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 15 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF DRAINAGE PLANNING STRATEGY Drawing · 3 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF PUBLIC HEALTH - NOISE & LIGHTING COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 17 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORTATION PLANNING COMMENTS X 2 Consultee Comment · 10 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 14 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL FLOOD RISK COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 11 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 23 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF EMBODIED CARBON ASSESSMENT Report · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF AIR QUALITY ASSESSMENT Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ARBORICULTURAL SURVEY Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG METRIC Other · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF BREEAM PRE-ASSESSMENT DS TRACKER Other · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF BREEAM NEW CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIAL PRE-ASSESSMENT REPORT Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF DESIGN & ACCESS STATEMENT Other · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF DRAFT BIODIVERSITY GAIN PLAN Other · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING EXTERNAL LIGHTING & ENERGY STATEMENT Other · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENT & DRAINAGE STRATEGY Other · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PART 1 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF GEO-ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT PART 2 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF NOISE IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF ECOLOGICAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT PART 1 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT PART 2 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT PART 3 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT PART 4 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT PART 5 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT PART 6 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT PART 7 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT PART 8 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT PART 9 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PRELIMINARY RISK ASSESSMENT & COAL MINING RISK ASSESSMENT PART 10 Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PLANNING STATEMENT Other · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF TRANSPORT ASSESSMENT Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 25

PDF AMENDED SECURE CYCLE SHELTER DETAILS Drawing · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF AMENDED STANDARD CYCLE SHELTER DETAILS Drawing · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF AMENDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 1 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF AMENDED TRAVEL PLAN Other · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF AMENDED PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 23 Sept 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED TRAVEL PLAN Other · 18 Aug 2025 View ↗ PDF CADENT GAS SITE LOCATION PLAN Other · 29 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF STREETSCENE DRAWING Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF INDICATIVE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS SUBSTATION, CONDENSER, TRANSFORMER UNIT. Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED PROPOSED CYCLE SHELTER DETAILS Drawing · 18 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SITE PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN OS Extract · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED ROOF PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED OFFICE FLOOR PLANS Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED PROPOSED ELEVATIONS Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED PROPOSED SITE PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SOFT & HARD EXTERNAL FINISHES PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED FENCING DETAILS Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED BIN STORE DETAILS Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED SITE PROTECTION PLAN Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF SUPERSEDED TRAVEL PLAN Report · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANTING PLAN 1 OF 2 Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANTING PLAN 2 OF 2 Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED PLANTING PLAN OVERVIEW Drawing · 3 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 7

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
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Conservation area 60 m away: Smethwick Summit Galton Valley; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the West Bromwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. 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
Full (Major)
Postcode
B66 1PE
Received
3 Jul 2025
Validated
21 Jul 2025
Ward
St Pauls
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Nov 2025
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
7 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Quod

How this decision compares

Decided in 109 days from validation, 53 days slower than Sandwell's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 83% of full applications here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

14 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14133768
Planning Portal ref
PP-14133768
Neighbours
21 Jul 2025
Consultation
21 Jul 2025
Comments by
21 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
22 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
20 Oct 2025
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