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DC/26/71341 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed single storey rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jan 2026
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Validated
23 Jan 2026
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Consultation
26 Jan 2026
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Approved
18 Jun 2026

Approved on 18 Jun 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 24 Jul 2026

Documents 21

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 Oldbury (Sandwell) built-up area; Tree preservation order 29 m away: The Black Country Development Corporation Tree Preservation Order No3 1995.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
B69 4LE
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Ward
Oldbury
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Mar 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
18 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
David Gavrila Architecture
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 146 days from validation, 95 days slower than Sandwell's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
601decided 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-14600913
Planning Portal ref
PP-14600913
Neighbours
26 Jan 2026
Consultation
26 Jan 2026
Comments by
16 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Mar 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

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Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.