20 Stourdale Road Cradley Heath B64 7BG Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/70725 - Full (Major) Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and proposed 1 No. industrial unit with offices and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jun 2025
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Validated
9 Jul 2025
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Consultation
15 Jul 2025
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Approved
17 Oct 2025

Approved on 17 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 34

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

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 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Cradley Heath built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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 area825 m² (8,880 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 108)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2023, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Full (Major)
Postcode
B64 7BG
Received
13 Jun 2025
Validated
9 Jul 2025
Ward
Cradley Heath & Old Hill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Oct 2025
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
17 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
PMC Midlands Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 100 days from validation, 44 days slower than Sandwell's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 83% of full applications here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
7%go to committee

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14077009
Planning Portal ref
PP-14077009
Neighbours
15 Jul 2025
Consultation
15 Jul 2025
Comments by
14 Aug 2025
Site or press notice
10 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
8 Oct 2025
Env. assessment
No
Sandwell
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#149 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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.