9A Gallagher Retail Park Axletree Way Wednesbury WS10 9QY Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/7013A - Application to Display Adverts Approved

Proposal

Proposed 3 No. internally-illuminated fascia signs, and vinyl to glazing on all 3 elevations. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
21 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the Wednesbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 14 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.

Building

Floor area280 m² (3,014 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 11)
UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Application to Display Adverts
Postcode
WS10 9QY
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Wednesbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Nov 2026
Decision
Grant Advertisement Consent
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dragonfly Sign & Display

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, 25 days faster than Sandwell's median of 53 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 93% of signs and adverts here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
45decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15234024
Planning Portal ref
PP-15234024
Statutory expiry
16 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sandwell
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#149 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.