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DC/26/71557 - Change of Use Approved

Proposal

Proposed change of use from 6-bedroom, 6 person HMO to 7-bedroom, 7 person HMO with shared communal area (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Mar 2026
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Validated
14 Apr 2026
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Consultation
14 Apr 2026
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Committee
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Sandwell Planning Committee on 29 Jul 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the proposal was appropriate, with no significant harm to residential amenity or highway safety.
  • Five objections raised concerns about privacy, light, highways, overdevelopment, antisocial behaviour, noise, litter and environmental issues.
  • The committee approved the application subject to seven conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, meeting discussion and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Sandwell's committee minutes of 29 Jul 2026.

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

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 ↗
Also on the record
Conservation area 28 m away: Wednesbury Market Place; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Heritage at risk 41 m away: Market Place, Wednesbury, Black Country; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Wednesbury built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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 4

Last sold for £150,000 in July 2024. Terraced house, freehold.

1 July 2024£150,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
6 January 2023£100,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
13 October 2022£182,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
12 August 2022£175,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

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
Change of Use
Postcode
WS10 9AG
Received
17 Mar 2026
Validated
14 Apr 2026
Ward
Wednesbury
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Master Design Studio
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 108 days from validation, 53 days slower than Sandwell's median of 55 for changes of use. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sandwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Sandwell decision record →

Public comments

5comments received
5 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Jul 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14776812
Neighbours
14 Apr 2026
Comments by
8 May 2026
Site or press notice
15 Apr 2026
Committee
29 Jul 2026
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

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.