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578 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BW

Granted Sandwell DC/22/67026 Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev

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

Proposal

Proposed change of use from food shop to cake shop (Lawful Development Certificate).

As published by the council, reference DC/22/67026

Application record

Reference
DC/22/67026
Type
Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev
Status
Registered
Decision
Grant Lawful Use Certificate
Received
10 May 2022
Validated
6 Jun 2022
Decided
26 Jul 2022
Ward
Bearwood
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
B66 4BW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 May 2022

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 6 Jun 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 26 Jul 2022

    Decision issued: Grant Lawful Use Certificate

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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Documents

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

4 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 lawful development applications

How this application type works

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

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