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Athol House 67 Old Meeting Street West Bromwich B70 9SR

Awaiting decision Sandwell DC/26/71400 Full Application

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

  1. 28 Jan 2026

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 7 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 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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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Sandwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sandwell decided full applications in a median of 103 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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