Planning application
66 Three Shires Oak Road Smethwick B67 5BU
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use from retail to 1 No. self-contained apartment, single storey front and rear extensions and associated works.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/71565
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/71565
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Retrospective Permission
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bearwood
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B67 5BU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Sandwell
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28 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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16 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Grant Retrospective Permission
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Thorne Architecture Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Glaisher Drive
Active · incorporated 2004 · Glaisher Drive
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sandwell granted permission on 16 September 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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