11 Hydes Road Wednesbury WS10 9SX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from a single dwelling-house (Use Class C3) to a children's residential care home for children aged 5 to 19 years (Use Class C2). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 31 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 4 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Deferred by Sandwell Planning Committee on 29 Jul 2026. Earlier deferred on 10 Jun 2026.
Deferred
- Officers advised approval because the use was acceptable in the area and would not harm neighbours, traffic, noise or highway safety.
- The applicant supported the proposal, while an objector raised concerns about management, noise and shared rear access.
- The committee deferred the application for a site visit.
Source: Plota analysis of Sandwell's committee minutes of 29 Jul 2026.
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 6
Plans & drawings 4
Consultation & comments 2
Other documents 1
Site constraints 4
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 £108,000 in June 2015. Terraced 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 158 days from validation, 103 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 →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 75%
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14709902
- Neighbours
- 26 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 19 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 29 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 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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