Planning application
DC/26/71731
Flat 609 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BL
Proposal
Proposed loft conversion, rear dormer window and rooflights to front.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/71731
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by Sandwell
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Grant Permission with external materials
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About householder applications
How this application type works
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden: extensions, loft and garage conversions, porches, outbuildings and similar alterations within the boundary of the home. They cannot be used to create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. Councils aim to decide them within eight weeks, and immediate neighbours are usually notified and given a chance to comment.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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DC/26/71812 Awaiting decision
Complete Dental 621 - 623 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BL
Proposed first floor rear extension, loft conversion, front and rear dormer windows (Revision to refused planning permission DC/25/71319)
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DOC/26/01022 Decided
610 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BW
Proposed discharge of conditions 3 and 7 of planning permission DC/22/66951.
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DC/22/66850 Granted
596 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BW
Proposed change of use of ground floor from cafe/restaurant to cafe with addition of wine and cocktail bar.
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DC/20/64483 Granted
596 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BW
Pursuant to planning permission DC/18/61849, proposed demolition of existing rear extension and erection of a single storey rear extension to provide two bedrooms together with bicycle parking canopy, refuse and recycling storage and new external staircase to rear.
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DC/20/64482 Granted
578 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BW
Pursuant to planning permission DC/18/61846, proposed demolition of existing rear extension and erection of a single storey rear extension to provide two bedrooms together with bicycle parking canopy, refuse and recycling storage and new external staircase to rear.
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DC/20/64404 Granted
603 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BJ
Retention of first/second floor one bedroom self-contained flat and replacement of existing roof.
Other householder applications
In Sandwell
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DC/26/71758 Granted
97 Coronation Road Great Barr Birmingham B43 7AU
Proposed pitched roof to existing side extension.
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DC/26/71655 Granted
16 Goldicroft Road Wednesbury WS10 9BN
Proposed single and two storey side and rear extension.
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DC/26/71657 Granted
76 Coopers Lane Smethwick B67 7DN
Proposed raising of roof height to garage/workshop and new mono pitched roof (Revision to refused planning permission DC/26/71370)
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DC/26/71600 Granted
98 Forest Road Oldbury B68 0EF
Proposed single storey rear extension and garage conversion into habitable space with increased roof height.
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DC/26/71598 Granted
116 Shireland Road Smethwick B66 4QJ
Retention of front dormer window.