Planning application
Connor Education Centre Connor Road West Bromwich B71 3DJ
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 from offices to classrooms, reconfiguration of toilet blocks and associated works.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/71837
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/71837
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Charlemont & Grove Vale
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B71 3DJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jun 2026
Received by Sandwell
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5 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 September 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 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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 108 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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