Planning application
63 Harvest Road Smethwick B67 6NH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use from dwelling house to a residential children's home for up to 2 No. young people aged between 11 and 17 years old (Lawful Development Certificate)
As published by the council, reference DC/25/71069
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/71069
- Type
- Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Lawful Use Certificate
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Bristnall
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B67 6NH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Sandwell
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23 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Use Certificate
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24 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Anjum Design Ltd Agent, a design practice registered in Dudley
Active · incorporated 2010 · Dudley
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sandwell granted permission on 9 January 2026, 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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