Potakabin Site Accommodation Ltd Shaw Street West Bromwich B70 0TX Data via plota.co.uk

DC/26/71962 - Full Application Awaiting decision

Proposal

Proposed 1 No. smart-space workshop and 1 No. store building. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Validated
7 Sept 2026
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Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Nov 2026, from Sandwell's recent commercial and major works.

The consultation period closed on 6 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

Coal mining development high risk area
Recorded coal mining features at or near the surface. Most planning applications here need a coal mining risk assessment. Nearest recorded mine shaft: 12 m away (reference 398293-172). 4 recorded mine entries within 50 m.
From the Mining Remediation Authority, formerly the Coal Authority. The development high risk area marks recorded coal mining features at or near the surface: mine shafts and adits, shallow workings, mine gas and former opencast sites. Most planning applications there need a coal mining risk assessment; householder applications, changes of use and some minor works are exempt. Mine entry positions come from old plans and can be out by several metres, and unrecorded workings can exist anywhere in the coalfield.
Coal mining risk assessments ↗
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
Nature improvement area: Birmingham and the Black Country; Inside the West Bromwich 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 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
B70 0TX
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Hill Top
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
RENEW Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 32 of the 56-day target. Sandwell usually decides commercial and major works by day 55.

Day 3224 days to the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Sandwell in the last twelve months, from validation. Sandwell decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 5 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14960612
Planning Portal ref
PP-14960612
Neighbours
15 Sept 2026
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Nov 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