20 Melbourne Road Smethwick B66 2HA

1. 21 Aug 2025

   Received by Sandwell

2. 25 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Grant Permission with external materials

4. 14 Aug 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

• 82 Sydenham Road Smethwick B66 2DF

  DC/20/64251 Submitted 12 May 2020 192m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~15 Jul

  Proposed change of use to a 5 No. Bedroom HMO (House Multiple Occupation).

  Awaiting decision Full applications 10 docs

• Parkrose Industrial Estate Middlemore Road Smethwick B66 2DZ

  DOC/19/00127 Submitted 12 Jul 2019 229m away

  Discharge of conditions 3, 5a, 11a, 12c, 14a and 15a of planning permission DC/16/59918.

  Decided Conditions 9 docs

• Parkrose Industrial Estate Middlemore Road Smethwick B66 2DZ

  DOC/20/00191 Submitted 15 Apr 2020 238m away

  Discharge of conditions 3a, 7a, 9a and 12a of Planning Application DC/19/63364.

  Decided Conditions 11 docs

• Parkrose Industrial Estate Middlemore Road Smethwick B66 2DZ

  DC/19/63364 Submitted 31 Jul 2019 238m away

  Proposed unit for General Industrial (Class B2) and Storage or Distribution (Class B8) with parking and associated works.

  Granted Full applications 30 docs
  Major scheme

• Unit 23 Parkrose Industrial Estate Middlemore Road Smethwick B66 2DZ

  DC/25/70228 Submitted 28 Jan 2025 262m away

  Retention of use from commercial unit to milk processing factory, single storey extension with roof deck and balustrades, raised platform to rear, 3 No. external staircases, new rollers shutter doors, 5 No. new additional offloading bays, 6 No. silos and valves/pumps and associated works.

  Granted Full applications Extension 41 docs
  Major scheme

• 124 Lewisham Road Smethwick B66 2DH

  PD/19/01353 Submitted 13 Dec 2019 295m away

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 4.0m H (2.5m to eaves)

  Decided Prior approval Extension 3 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