Micro Energy Storage Unit BB04319 Land Opposite 51 Old Meeting Street West Bromwich Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/71918 - Full Application Withdrawn

Proposal

Proposed micro energy storage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
13 Jul 2026
✓
Consultation
17 Aug 2026
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Withdrawn
7 Sept 2026

Withdrawn on 7 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 24 Sept 2026

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 2; 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 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Hateley Heath
Case officer
Show
Target decision
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Withdrawn
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Committee Decision
Applicant
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Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 24 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15074040
Planning Portal ref
PP-15074040
Comments by
19 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
17 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 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