16 Hamilton Drive Tividale Oldbury B69 3JS Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/71470 - Householder Allowed on appeal

Proposal

Proposed first floor side extension and canopy to front over existing garage. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
18 Feb 2026
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Validated
19 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
25 Feb 2026
✗
Refused
15 Apr 2026
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Appeal allowed
16 Jun 2026

Refused on 15 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Jul 2026

Site constraints 4

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 ↗
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rowley Regis built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 1

Last sold for £175,000 in March 2021. Terraced house, leasehold.

3 March 2021£175,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area84 m² (904 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 4 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, partial insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Householder
Postcode
B69 3JS
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Ward
Oldbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Apr 2026
Decision
Refuse permission
Decision date
15 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Allowed · 16 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6009168 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
JNG Design Architectural Studio

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 5 days slower than Sandwell's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
703decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Sandwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Sandwell decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14700795
Planning Portal ref
PP-14700795
Neighbours
25 Feb 2026
Consultation
25 Feb 2026
Comments by
18 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.