Planning application
36 Holyhead Road Wednesbury WS10 7DF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed change of use of first/second floor from offices to No 8 bedroom (8 No. person) HMO.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/71822
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/71822
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 8 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 4 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Wednesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WS10 7DF
Comment by 6 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Sandwell's portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jun 2026
Received by Sandwell
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4 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 October 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 107 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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