3 Ethel Street Smethwick B67 5AL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed single storey side/rear extension. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 12 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 25 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sandwell Planning Committee on 10 Jun 2026. Earlier deferred on 1 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the design and scale were appropriate, with no significant impact on neighbouring amenity.
- Objections concerned ownership, inaccurate plans, the boundary wall, parking and possible future HMO use.
- Members approved the application subject to conditions, including matching materials and restricted construction hours.
Source: Plota analysis of Sandwell's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.
Documents 33
Decision & officer reports 3
Plans & drawings 4
Consultation & comments 26
Site constraints 4
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £195,000 in January 2026. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Sandwell
- Application type
- Householder
- Postcode
- B67 5AL
- Received
- 4 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Bearwood
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 2 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
- Decision date
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- NMB Projects Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 127 days from validation, 76 days slower than Sandwell's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 88% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Sandwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Sandwell decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14673566
- Neighbours
- 10 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 17 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 10 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
19 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
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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