15 Laburnum Avenue Smethwick B67 6PL

1. 9 Jan 2024

   Received by Sandwell

2. 10 Jan 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 3 Apr 2024

   Decision issued: Grant Permission with external materials

4. 7 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.

More on householder applications in our guide

• 11 Laburnum Avenue Smethwick B67 6PL

  PD/22/02156 Submitted 25 May 2022 22m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 4.00m H (3.00m to eaves)

  Decided Prior approval Extension 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Ash Lodge Nursing Home 135 Londonderry Lane Smethwick B67 7EL

  DC/26/71967 Submitted 24 Jul 2026 27m away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~21 Sep

  Proposed variation of condition 1 of planning permission DC/23/67935 (Variation of condition 1 of planning permissions DC/17/60345, DC/18/62497, DC/16/59385, DC/00/36869 and DC/20/64587) to remove reference to Site Block Plan AP16019-16 and insert new condition 3 relating to parking.

  Awaiting decision 13 docs

• 161 Londonderry Lane Smethwick B67 7EL

  DC/19/63383 Submitted 5 Aug 2019 67m away

  Proposed two storey side, single storey rear extension, front porch and canopy.

  Granted Householder Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• 244 Londonderry Lane Smethwick B67 7EN

  PD/20/01366 Submitted 6 Jan 2020 105m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.500m L x 3.193m H (2.876m to eaves)

  Decided Prior approval Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Ash Lodge Nursing Home 135 Londonderry Lane Smethwick B67 7EL

  DC/20/64587 Submitted 11 Aug 2020 118m away

  Proposed single storey side extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 5 docs
  Small domestic

• 9 Pear Tree Road Smethwick B67 6RB

  DC/22/66589 Submitted 1 Feb 2022 161m away

  Proposed two storey rear extension, single storey front extension with porch, hip-to-gable roof extension with dormers to front and rear, boundary wall and railings to front and detached building to rear.

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 11 docs
  Small domestic

• DC/26/71853 Granted

  21 Peveril Way Great Barr Birmingham B43 6ER

  Proposed single storey front/side/rear extension with access ramps and handrails to front and rear.

  18 Jun 2026 Householder
• DC/26/71849 Granted

  6 Diane Close Tipton DY4 0BW

  Proposed first floor side extension.

  17 Jun 2026 Householder
• DC/26/71830 Granted

  324 Halesowen Road Cradley Heath B64 7EU

  Proposed outbuilding in rear garden.

  10 Jun 2026 Householder
• DC/26/71685 Granted

  15 Walker Avenue Tividale Oldbury B69 1NR

  Proposed two storey side/rear and single storey rear extensions and fenestration alterations.

  27 Apr 2026 Householder
• DC/26/71805 Granted

  88 Unett Street Smethwick B66 3SZ

  Proposed annex in rear garden.

  3 Jun 2026 Householder