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Proposal
Proposed variation of condition 1 and 3 of Planning Permission (Proposed change of use to a children's residential care home for maximum 4 No. young people aged between 7 and 17 years old) To increase staffing levels to 5 No. staff members on site. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 16 Oct 2026.
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Associated applications 2
Part of
Conditions 1, 3 variation sought
- VariationProposed variation of condition 1 and 3 (Proposed change of use to a children's residential…This applicationDC/26/72048
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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 2
Last sold for £120,000 in August 2020. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2020, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Public comments
17 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15171843
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15171843
- Neighbours
- 16 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 16 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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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
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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Referenced application
Council archive
356 Birchfield Lane Oldbury B69 1AE
Proposed change of use to a children's residential care home for maximum 4 No. young people aged between 7 and 17 years old
- Received
- 21 Feb 2024
- Decided
- 24 Apr 2024
- Outcome
- Approved

The consultation period closed on 7 Oct 2026.