Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

494 - 498 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4HB

Granted Sandwell DC/20/64432 Change of Use

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Proposed change of use of ground floor cafe to commercial offices/retail space and three self-contained apartments at first floor.

As published by the council, reference DC/20/64432

Application record

Reference
DC/20/64432
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Received
2 Jul 2020
Validated
14 Jul 2020
Decided
4 Sep 2020
Ward
Bearwood
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
B66 4HB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Jul 2020

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 14 Jul 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 4 Sep 2020

    Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

St Pauls Associates Ltd Agent

1 application on PlanIndex

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

What this grant of permission means

Sandwell granted permission on 4 September 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 0.3 miles

  • Former Sandon Road Methodist Church, Sandon Road, Birmingham B17 8HA

    2026/00052/PA Submitted 8 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~2 Apr

    Application to determine the details for condition number 4 (Submission of a Sustainable Drainage Operation and Maintenance Plan) attached to reference number 2023/05142/PA

    Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs

  • Avery Fields Land at Sandon Road Harborne Birmingham B17 8DT

    2022/07848/PA Submitted 19 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Application to vary condition no. 9 for planning consent reference: 2020/08098/pa (Variation of Condition No. 16 attached to approval 2018/10142/PA to allow hours of use between 07:00 and 00:00 Sundays to Thursdays and 07:00 and 01:00 Fridays and Saturdays) in order to amend the wording of the condition, making reference to noise levels at the site and hours of play.

    Granted Amendments 9 docs

  • 451 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4DH

    DC/19/63536 Submitted 12 Sep 2019 50 yards away

    Retention of hot food takeaway (use class A5) at ground floor.

    Granted Full applications 5 docs

  • 175 Sandon Road Smethwick B66 4DH

    PD/19/01301 Submitted 27 Sep 2019 50 yards away

    Proposed change of use from shop (Class A1) to mexican restaurant/cafe (Class A3).

    Granted Prior approval 5 docs

  • 447-449 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4DH

    DC/20/64847 Submitted 14 Oct 2020 50 yards away

    Retention of raised roof height, front and rear single storey extensions, rear dormer window and creation of 3 No. self contained flats.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +2 9 docs
    Small domestic

  • 130 & 132 Sandon Road Smethwick B66 4AB

    DC/21/66479 Submitted 30 Dec 2021 100 yards away

    Proposed first floor rear extension and conversion of flat at first floor to 2 No. 1 bedroom flats and conversion of second floor with dormer windows to front and rear to create 1 No. 1 bed flat (amendment to approved planning permission DC/21/66056).

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +2 11 docs

In Sandwell

  • DC/26/71957 Refused

    65C Abbey Road Smethwick B67 5LG

    Proposed single storey rear extension and replacement of existing flat roof at rear to pitched roof.

    Received 22 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • DC/26/71947 Refused

    18 Talbot Road Smethwick B66 4DT

    Proposed change of use from a six bedroom (six occupant) HMO (Class C4) to a six bedroom (eight occupant) HMO (Sui Generis).

    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • DC/26/71435 Granted

    195 Princess Parade High Street West Bromwich B70 7QZ

    Proposed first floor and second floor extensions with two front dormer windows to create six studio flats and one one-bedroom flat; and subdivision of the ground floor into two separate retail units.

    Received 9 Feb, published by the council 23 Jul 2026 Full applications
  • DC/26/71872 Refused

    13 Devonshire Road Smethwick B67 7NW

    Conversion of part of the existing dwellinghouse to form 1 self-contained studio flat, with associated internal alterations.

    Received 25 Jun, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Full applications
  • DC/26/72033 Awaiting decision

    Ferdotti Motors Pleasant Street Lyng West Bromwich B70 7DP

    Proposed second floor rear extension.

    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 18 Sep 2026 Full applications