Planning application
236 High Street Smethwick B66 3NL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use from social club to residential children's home for up to 6 No. young people aged between 7 and 17 years old.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/70871
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/70871
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 25 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 31 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 5 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Soho & Victoria
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B66 3NL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jul 2025
Received by Sandwell
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31 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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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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