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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
Granted As published: 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.

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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

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  • Metro Court 150 High Street West Bromwich

    DC/19/63337 Submitted 22 Jul 2019 50 yards 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 50 yards 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

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