Planning application
105 Wilderness Lane Great Barr Birmingham B43 7TA
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of dwelling house to residential childrens home for up to two children with care provided by up to one non-resident staff (Lawful Development Certificate).
As published by the council, reference DC/25/71136
Application record
- Reference
- DC/25/71136
- Type
- Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Decision
- Grant Lawful Use Certificate
- Received
- 22 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 29 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 12 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Great Barr Tamebridge & Yew Tree
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B43 7TA
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/25/71246 Granted
105 Wilderness Lane Great Barr Birmingham B43 7TA
Proposed two storey side extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Oct 2025
Received by Sandwell
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29 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Grant Lawful Use Certificate
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sandwell granted permission on 12 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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