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DC/26/71988 - Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev Pending

Proposal

Proposed 4 No electric vehicle charging upstands and associated works (Lawful Development Certificate) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 19 Oct 2026, from Sandwell's recent lawful development certificates. Comments are open until 22 Sept 2026.

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Site constraints 3

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; Inside the Oldbury (Sandwell) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev
Postcode
B69 2AN
Received
3 Aug 2026
Validated
28 Aug 2026
Ward
Oldbury
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Sandwell usually decides lawful development certificates by day 52.

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target
85%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
54decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 8 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15126640
Comments by
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
23 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