Planning application
Land To Rear High Point Academy Friar Park Road Wednesbury
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed 18 dwellings, public open space and infrastructure.
As published by the council, reference DC/25/71072
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/71072
- Type
- Full (Major)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
- Received
- 1 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Friar Park & Stone Cross
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sandwell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/25/71065 Granted
Land To Rear High Point Academy Friar Park Road Wednesbury
Proposed variation of conditions 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 17 and 18 of planning application DC/23/68742 (Proposed 105 dwellings with associated public open space) to facilitate a change in the red line boundary to accommodate a second phase of development.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2025
Received by Sandwell
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17 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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10 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission Subject to Conditions
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
90 documents on file for this application
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Sandwell granted permission on 10 August 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.
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