53 Sundial Lane Great Barr Birmingham B43 6PB Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/71594 - Householder Approved

Proposal

Proposed front porch and two storey side/rear and single storey rear extension, with loft conversion and outbuilding to rear garden. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Mar 2026
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Validated
10 Apr 2026
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Consultation
24 Jun 2026
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Committee
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Sandwell Planning Committee on 29 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the design was appropriate and would not significantly harm neighbours or highway safety.
  • Four objections and a 26-signature petition raised concerns about light, privacy, outlook, design and gutter overhangs.
  • Members approved the application subject to conditions on materials and the outbuilding’s ancillary use.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, meeting discussion and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Sandwell's committee minutes of 29 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 4

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
Local nature reserve 335 m away: Hollywood; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the West Bromwich 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
Householder
Postcode
B43 6PB
Received
25 Mar 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Ward
Great Barr Tamebridge & Yew Tree
Case officer
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Target decision
5 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
K S Architectural Services

How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 61 days slower than Sandwell's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.

80%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
566decided in the last year

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

Public comments

5comments received
4 objecting1 neutral

80% object · above the UK average of 75%

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Jul 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
24 Jun 2026
Comments by
8 Jul 2026
Committee
29 Jul 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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