5 Tollgate Precinct High Street Smethwick B67 7RA Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/71914 - Full Application Refused

Proposal

Retention of marquee for additional seating, and seating under glazed area at side. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Jul 2026
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Validated
11 Aug 2026
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Consultation
12 Aug 2026
✗
Refused
6 Oct 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 6 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

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.
Conservation area 14 m away: Smethwick Town Centre High Street
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Full Application
Postcode
B67 7RA
Received
10 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Smethwick
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Refuse permission
Decision date
6 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Architectural Consultancy Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 15% of commercial and major works here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Sandwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Sandwell decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

6 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15073585
Planning Portal ref
PP-15073585
Neighbours
12 Aug 2026
Consultation
12 Aug 2026
Comments by
4 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 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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