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Network West Midland Metro Depot Great Western Street Wednesbury

Granted Sandwell DC/20/64605 Full Application

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

Proposal

Proposed OESS battery storage building to support additional tram stabling at Wednesbury Depot.

As published by the council, reference DC/20/64605

Application record

Reference
DC/20/64605
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Received
17 Aug 2020
Validated
2 Sep 2020
Decided
14 Oct 2020
Ward
Hill Top
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sandwell register

This site has had 3 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • DOC/21/00402 Granted

    Network West Midland Metro Depot Great Western Street Wednesbury

    Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of planning permission DC/20/64605.

    Decided 19 Jan 2022 Conditions
  • DC/20/64205 Decided

    Network West Midland Metro Depot Great Western Street Wednesbury

    Screening opinion for additional stabling at the existing Wednesbury Depot.

    Decided 12 May 2020 Outline

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Aug 2020

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 2 Sep 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 14 Oct 2020

    Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions

  4. 14 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DOC/21/00402 Granted

    Network West Midland Metro Depot Great Western Street Wednesbury

    Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 4 and 5 of planning permission DC/20/64605.

    Decided 19 Jan 2022 Conditions

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Mott Macdonald Ltd Agent, registered in London

Active · incorporated 1976 · London

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Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sandwell granted permission on 14 October 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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