40 Longleat Great Barr Birmingham B43 6PU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed conversion of house (Class C3) into a residential home for up to three children (Class C2). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 19 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sandwell Planning Committee on 10 Jun 2026. Earlier deferred on 1 Apr 2026.
Refused
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because the use was acceptable in the location and would not harm neighbours’ living conditions, traffic, noise or highway safety.
- The applicant supported the home, while an objector raised concerns about traffic, disruption, character, amenities and covenants.
- Members refused the application, considering a care home out of keeping with the locality.
Source: Plota analysis of Sandwell's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.
Documents 20
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 5
Site constraints 5
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 £121,000 in February 1997. Detached 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 137 days from validation, 82 days slower than Sandwell's median of 55 for changes of use. Refused, as 17% 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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14645768
- Neighbours
- 4 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 25 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 10 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
9 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 boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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