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DOC/26/01039 - Discharge of Conditions Decided
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Proposal

Proposed discharge of condition 3 of planning permission . Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Discharged
19 Aug 2026

Discharged on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 20 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF CONSTRUCTION ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN Other · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF DISCHARGE OF CONDITIONS APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF CANAL & RIVER TRUST COMMENTS Consultee Comment · 24 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

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    Conditions 3 decided (outcome not recorded)

    • ConditionsProposed discharge of condition 3.This applicationDOC/26/01039

Site constraints 6

Smethwick High Street and Crocketts Lane conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 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

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.

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Discharge of Conditions
Postcode
B66 3NJ
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Soho & Victoria
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Discharged
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Concept Architectural Design Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 20 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15035248
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

18 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

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2020 Approved
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2019 Approved
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DC/19/63349
2019 Withdrawn
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Retention of a second ATM.
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2019 Approved
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Discharge of condition 3a of planning permission DC/18/62345.
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Retention of non-illuminated ATM signage.
DC/18/6575A
2018 Refused
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Retention of a free standing ATM.
DC/18/61941
2018 Approved
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Retention of 9 bed HMO at first floor.
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2018 Approved
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Proposed removal and replacement of roof slates.
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Sandwell
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#149 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings