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DC/25/71102 - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Proposed fire escape stairs and door to side, and windows to front, sides and rear. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Oct 2025
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Validated
17 Oct 2025
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Consultation
17 Oct 2025
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Approved
8 Dec 2025

Approved on 8 Dec 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Conservation area 22 m away: Wednesbury Market Place
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 22 m away: Market Place, Wednesbury, Black Country; Radon affected area, class 4; Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building 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 2 November 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 £350,000 in May 2024. Other property, freehold.

24 May 2024£350,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
16 February 2024£250,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area63 m² (678 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 99)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2022, 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
Full Application
Postcode
WS10 7HB
Received
9 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Ward
Wednesbury
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Dec 2025
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Decision date
8 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rav Architecture
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, 4 days faster than Sandwell's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 82% of full applications here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
9%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 10 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Neighbours
17 Oct 2025
Consultation
17 Oct 2025
Comments by
7 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
12 Dec 2025
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

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.