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428 To 430 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4EY

Awaiting decision Sandwell DC/20/64673 Change of Use

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from furniture shop to a deli/grocery store and cafe/restaurant with rear external flue and alterations.

As published by the council, reference DC/20/64673

Application record

Reference
DC/20/64673
Type
Change of Use
Status
Registered
Received
2 Sep 2020
Validated
11 Nov 2020
Ward
Abbey
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
B66 4EY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Sep 2020

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 11 Nov 2020

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 January 2021, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Sandwell took a median of 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Spector Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Wolverhampton

Active · incorporated 2016 · Wolverhampton

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Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Sandwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sandwell decided full applications in a median of 108 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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