West Midlands Police Station Piddock Road Smethwick B66 3BL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Demolition of cell block and proposed conversion of main building and house creating 21 No. self-contained apartments with main building single storey extension, front and rear dormer windows and construction of 1 No. three storey detached building comprising of No. 9 self-contained apartments (30 No. apartments in total) with parking, landscaping and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 30 Nov 2026, from Sandwell's recent changes of use.
Documents 32
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 9
Plans & drawings 18
Application forms 1
Site constraints 7
Checked on 22 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 22 of the 91-day target. Sandwell usually decides changes of use by day 55.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sandwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Sandwell decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
38 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15238381
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15238381
- Neighbours
- 21 Oct 2026
- Consultation
- 21 Oct 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Nov 2026
- Site or press notice
- 22 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Jan 2027
- 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%).
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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