322 High Street Smethwick B66 3PD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use from existing 6 No. bedroom (6 person) HMO to 8 No. bedroom (8 person) HMO. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 22 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 5
Consultation & comments 7
Associated applications 3
- Proposed change of use from existing 6 No. bedroom (6 person) HMO to 8 No. bedroom (8 person) HMO.
- Proposed change of use from existing 6 No. bedroom (6 person) HMO to 8 No. bedroom (8 person) HMO and associated works (Revision…
Conditions 7 awaiting decision
Site constraints 5
Checked on 6 October 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £96,000 in September 2002. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2026, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Proposed discharge of condition 7 of planning permission DC/26/71832.
Important details
- Council
- Sandwell
- Application type
- Change of Use
- Postcode
- B66 3PD
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Bearwood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 26 May 2026
- Decision
- Refuse permission
- Decision date
- 22 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Property Planning Consultants Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Refused, as 17% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sandwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Sandwell decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14816655
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14816655
- Neighbours
- 14 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 9 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 15 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
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.
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