Unit 20 Edison Business Park Tinsley Street Tipton DY4 7LH Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/71144 - Change of Use Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed change of use from General Industrial (Class B2) and Storage & Distribution (Class B8) to dog and pet grooming boutique/salon (Class E(c) (iii)) and ancillary facilities and services. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Oct 2025
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Validated
31 Oct 2025
✓
Consultation
3 Nov 2025
Decision
Target date was 12 Jun 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 362.

The consultation period closed on 4 Dec 2025.

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Second Lock From Bottom, Ryder's Green Locks Immediately Adjoining Great Bridge Street Walsall Canal, Grade II, 31 m away · 2 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 325 m away: Sheepwash; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the West Bromwich built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 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.

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
DY4 7LH
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
31 Oct 2025
Ward
Great Bridge
Case officer
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Target decision
12 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision

Decision outlook

Day 362, past the statutory target. 74% of full applications in Sandwell are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

Day 362306 days past the 56-day target
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.

3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 25 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
3 Nov 2025
Consultation
3 Nov 2025
Comments by
4 Dec 2025
Site or press notice
6 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
26 Dec 2025
Env. assessment
No
Sandwell
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#149 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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