84 Gorsty Hill Road Rowley Regis B65 0HA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for up to 4 No. young people. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 9 Jan 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sandwell Planning Committee on 7 Jan 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the care home would not harm neighbours and would meet policy for housing with specific needs.
- Residents raised concerns about parking, highway safety, noise, disturbance, antisocial behaviour and missing information.
- The committee approved the application subject to management, parking, crossover, use and parking-gradient conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Sandwell's committee minutes of 7 Jan 2026.
Documents 19
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 7
Consultation & comments 4
Associated applications 2
Site constraints 5
Checked on 10 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £380,000 in April 2021. 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 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
- Change of Use
- Postcode
- B65 0HA
- Received
- 14 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 22 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
- Decision date
- 9 Jan 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Concept Architectural Design Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 79 days from validation, 23 days slower than Sandwell's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 83% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Sandwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Sandwell decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
30 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14366661
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14366661
- Neighbours
- 22 Oct 2025
- Consultation
- 22 Oct 2025
- Comments by
- 12 Nov 2025
- Site or press notice
- 22 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 7 Jan 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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