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396 - 400 High Street West Bromwich B70 9LB

Granted Sandwell DC/22/66859 Full (Major)

Works: New dwelling Extension Major scheme

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

Proposal

Proposed three-storey extension and change of use to 3 No. offices on ground floor, 10 No. studio flats on first and second floors, fire escape at rear and external alterations.

As published by the council, reference DC/22/66859

Application record

Reference
DC/22/66859
Type
Full (Major)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Received
29 Mar 2022
Validated
11 Apr 2022
Decided
10 Feb 2023
Ward
West Bromwich Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
B70 9LB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sandwell register

This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/25/71138 Awaiting decision

    396 - 400 High Street West Bromwich B70 9LB

    Proposed variation of conditions 1 and 3b of planning permission DC/22/66859 (proposed three-storey extension and change of use to 3 No. offices on ground floor, 10 No. studio flats on first and second floors, fire escape at rear and external alterations). Condition 1 - proposed single storey extension and to improve accessibly. Condition 3b - Proposed brick walls and shop front/roller shutters finished in RAL 5026.

    Submitted 23 Oct 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Mar 2022

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 11 Apr 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions

  4. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DC/25/71138 Awaiting decision

    396 - 400 High Street West Bromwich B70 9LB

    Proposed variation of conditions 1 and 3b of planning permission DC/22/66859 (proposed three-storey extension and change of use to 3 No. offices on ground floor, 10 No. studio flats on first and second floors, fire escape at rear and external alterations). Condition 1 - proposed single storey extension and to improve accessibly. Condition 3b - Proposed brick walls and shop front/roller shutters finished in RAL 5026.

    Submitted 23 Oct 2025 Full applications

Who's behind it

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G Arch Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Birmingham

Dissolved · incorporated 2014 · Birmingham

10 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils · 80% granted

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Documents

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

32 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sandwell granted permission on 10 February 2023, 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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