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Metro Court 150 High Street West Bromwich

Granted Sandwell DC/20/64250 Change of Use

Works: Windows or glazing

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Proposed change of use to a virtual reality simulator play area with bar/restaurant and new shop front (Use Class A3 and D2).

As published by the council, reference DC/20/64250

Application record

Reference
DC/20/64250
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Received
12 May 2020
Validated
2 Jun 2020
Decided
27 Jul 2020
Ward
West Bromwich Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sandwell register

This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • DC/19/63347 Granted

    Metro Court 150 High Street West Bromwich

    Proposed change of use of roof top plant room to 2. No 2 bedroom apartments, raising the roof height of the "Light Well Atrium" with external alterations.

    Decided 6 Dec 2019 Full applications
  • DC/19/63337 Refused

    Metro Court 150 High Street West Bromwich

    Proposed change of use of existing car park to 2 No. retail units with external alterations including shop fronts.

    Decided 28 Nov 2019 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2020

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 2 Jun 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 27 Jul 2020

    Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions

  4. 8 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

25 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sandwell granted permission on 27 July 2020, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Metro Court 150 High Street West Bromwich

    DC/19/63337 Submitted 22 Jul 2019 3m away

    Proposed change of use of existing car park to 2 No. retail units with external alterations including shop fronts.

    Refused Full applications 9 docs

  • Metro Court 150 High Street West Bromwich

    DC/19/63347 Submitted 23 Jul 2019 4m away

    Proposed change of use of roof top plant room to 2. No 2 bedroom apartments, raising the roof height of the "Light Well Atrium" with external alterations.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 13 docs

  • Metro Court 152 High Street West Bromwich B70 6JJ

    DC/25/70516 Submitted 4 Apr 2025 7m away

    Proposed division of ground floor unit into 3 No. units and change of use from leisure (Class E(d)) to Class E commercial, business and service: (Class E(b)) (Class E(c ii)) (Class E(c iii) with shop fronts and external alterations.

    Granted Full applications 16 docs
    Several homes

  • 121B High Street West Bromwich B70 6NY

    DC/24/69060 Submitted 25 Jan 2024 65m away

    Proposed new shop front with roller shutter.

    Granted Full applications Windows or glazing 9 docs

  • 131 High Street West Bromwich B70 6NY

    DC/26/71701 Submitted 29 Apr 2026 83m away

    Proposed new shop front with canopy. three storey rear extension to create 4 no. 1 bed apartments and external alterations.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 21 docs

  • 3 Bull Street West Bromwich Ringway West Bromwich B70 6EU

    DC/20/64572 Submitted 7 Aug 2020 101m away

    Change of use of first floor from restaurant to self contained flats.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling 19 docs

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    9 Feb 2026 Full applications
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    4 Jun 2026 Full applications
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    13 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • DC/26/71793 Granted

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    Proposed change of use from 6 No. bedroom (6 No. person) HMO to 7 No. bedroom (7 No. person) HMO, single storey rear extension, 2 No. basement light wells to front and covered bin/bike store to rear (Revision to refused planning applications DC/24/70106 and DC/25/71238).

    29 May 2026 Full applications