Planning application
Builders Yard Adjacent 13 Claremont Road Smethwick B66 4JZ
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of ground floor from workshop to self contained studio, raising of rear roof, with bay window to front, and window to rear.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/71603
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/71603
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Grant Permission with external materials
- Received
- 27 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 28 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Soho & Victoria
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B66 4JZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Mar 2026
Received by Sandwell
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28 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission with external materials
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23 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
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Sandwell granted permission on 8 July 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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