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85 Francis Road Smethwick B67 7HJ

Granted Sandwell DC/22/67000 Change of Use

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

Proposal

Retrospective change of use from dwelling house to 4 No. bedroom guest house for short term lets (Use Class Sui-Generis).

As published by the council, reference DC/22/67000

Application record

Reference
DC/22/67000
Type
Change of Use
Status
Registered
Decision
Grant Conditional Retrospective Consent
Received
3 May 2022
Validated
4 May 2022
Decided
22 Jul 2022
Ward
Smethwick
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
B67 7HJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 May 2022

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 4 May 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 22 Jul 2022

    Decision issued: Grant Conditional Retrospective Consent

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Birmingham

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Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

About full applications applications

How this application type works

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.

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