Land To The Side Of 57 Harvest Road Rowley Regis B65 8EW Data via plota.co.uk

DC/25/71257 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed two storey apartment block comprising of 9 No. self-contained apartments with parking and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Dec 2025
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Validated
22 Dec 2025
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Consultation
22 Dec 2025
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Approved
16 Feb 2026

Approved on 16 Feb 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 54

Plans & drawings 21

All documents on the council site ↗

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 3; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Rowley Regis built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Sandwell
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
B65 8EW
Received
5 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Rowley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Feb 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
16 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Agent
Broadgrove Planning and Development Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 81% of full applications here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
6%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.

20 neighbours consulted · Last counted 3 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14445926
Planning Portal ref
PP-14445926
Neighbours
22 Dec 2025
Consultation
22 Dec 2025
Comments by
15 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
16 Feb 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sandwell
Planning Authority Score
5/10
Average
#149 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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