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The Forge 144 Franchise Street Wednesbury WS10 9RG

Refused Sandwell DC/22/66756 Change of Use

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Proposed change of use from Public House to Community Hub.

As published by the council, reference DC/22/66756

Application record

Reference
DC/22/66756
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse permission
Received
10 Mar 2022
Validated
17 Mar 2022
Decided
11 May 2022
Ward
Wednesbury
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WS10 9RG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Mar 2022

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 17 Mar 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 11 May 2022

    Decision issued: Refuse permission

  4. 28 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Catalyst Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Birmingham

Active · incorporated 2018 · Birmingham

15 applications on PlanIndex · across 6 councils · 67% granted

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Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Sandwell refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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