Planning application
Athol House 67 Old Meeting Street West Bromwich B70 9SR
Works: New dwelling Loft or dormer Demolition Several homes
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Proposal
Proposed demolition of building and proposed two storey detached building with front and rear dormers to create 6 flats (5 x 2 bedroom and 1 x 1bedroom), with garden amenity area, bin and cycle storage provision.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/71400
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/71400
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 7 Apr 2026
- Ward
- West Bromwich Central
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B70 9SR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Jan 2026
Received by Sandwell
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7 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Sandwell took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
31 documents on file for this application
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