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The Merrivale Vicarage Road Oldbury B68 8HT

Granted Sandwell DC/23/68819 Full Application

Works: New dwelling Demolition Several homes

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

Proposal

Demolition of former public house and construction of two storey mixed-use building comprising of one retail unit, six apartments, new access to residential parking area on Thornwood Close and associated works.

As published by the council, reference DC/23/68819

Application record

Reference
DC/23/68819
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Received
2 Nov 2023
Validated
15 Nov 2023
Decided
24 Oct 2025
Ward
St Pauls
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
B68 8HT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sandwell register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/72134 Awaiting decision

    The Merrivale Vicarage Road Oldbury B68 8HT

    Proposed variation of condition 1 of planning permission DC/23/68819 (Demolition of former public house and construction of two storey mixed-use building comprising of one retail unit, six apartments, new access to residential parking area on Thornwood Close and associated works) To add sub-station to site.

    Submitted 23 Sep 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Nov 2023

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 15 Nov 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions

  4. 7 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • DC/26/72134 Awaiting decision

    The Merrivale Vicarage Road Oldbury B68 8HT

    Proposed variation of condition 1 of planning permission DC/23/68819 (Demolition of former public house and construction of two storey mixed-use building comprising of one retail unit, six apartments, new access to residential parking area on Thornwood Close and associated works) To add sub-station to site.

    Submitted 23 Sep 2026

Who's behind it

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Simply Planning Limited Agent, a planning consultancy registered in Belfast

Active · incorporated 2011 · Belfast

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Documents

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65 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sandwell granted permission on 24 October 2025, 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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