First Floor Store 1 Bearwood Indoor Market 509 - 511 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use of first floor store room to 2 No. self-contained apartments. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from Sandwell's recent changes of use. Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026.
Comment on this application ↗Documents 6
Plans & drawings 4
Site constraints 4
Checked on 25 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
Decision outlook
Day 10 of the 56-day target. Sandwell usually decides changes of use by day 55.
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.
67 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15211663
- Neighbours
- 24 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 24 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 15 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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%).
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