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356 Birchfield Lane Oldbury B69 1AE

Granted Sandwell DC/24/69150 Change of Use

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

Proposal

Proposed change of use to a children's residential care home for maximum 4 No. young people aged between 7 and 17 years old

As published by the council, reference DC/24/69150

Application record

Reference
DC/24/69150
Type
Change of Use
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Received
21 Feb 2024
Validated
22 Feb 2024
Decided
24 Apr 2024
Ward
Langley
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
B69 1AE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sandwell register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • DC/26/72048 Awaiting decision

    356 Birchfield Lane Oldbury B69 1AE

    Proposed variation of condition 1 and 3 of Planning Permission DC/24/69150 (Proposed change of use to a children's residential care home for maximum 4 No. young people aged between 7 and 17 years old) To increase staffing levels to 5 No. staff members on site.

    Submitted 20 Aug 2026

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Feb 2024

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 22 Feb 2024

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Apr 2024

    Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions

  4. 12 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

12 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sandwell granted permission on 24 April 2024, 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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Nearby applications

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  • 356 Birchfield Lane Oldbury B69 1AE

    DC/26/72048 Submitted 20 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct

    Proposed variation of condition 1 and 3 of Planning Permission DC/24/69150 (Proposed change of use to a children's residential care home for maximum 4 No. young people aged between 7 and 17 years old) To increase staffing levels to 5 No. staff members on site.

    Awaiting decision 9 docs
  • 338, 340, 342, 344, 346, 348, 350 & 352 Birchfield Lane Oldbury B69 1AE

    DC/19/62803 Submitted 22 Feb 2019 50 yards away

    Proposed external wall insulation (cladding).

    Granted Householder 3 docs
    Domestic
  • 330 Birchfield Lane Oldbury B69 1AE

    DC/20/64148 Submitted 26 Mar 2020 50 yards away

    Proposed single storey rear extension.

    Granted Householder Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic
  • 311 Birchfield Lane Oldbury B69 1AG

    PD/19/01175 Submitted 1 Apr 2019 50 yards away

    Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5m L x 2.6m H (2.6m to eaves)

    Decided Prior approval Extension 7 docs
    Small domestic
  • 51 Borough Crescent Oldbury B69 1AH

    PD/19/01261 Submitted 7 Aug 2019 150 yards away

    Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.1m L x 4m H (2.5m to eaves)

    Decided Prior approval Extension 3 docs
    Small domestic
  • 21 The Chilterns Borough Crescent Oldbury B69 1FE

    DC/21/65343 Submitted 8 Mar 2021 150 yards away

    Proposed single storey side and rear extension.

    Granted Householder Extension 6 docs
    Small domestic

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