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34 - 38 High Street Smethwick B66 1DT

Awaiting decision Sandwell DC/26/71920 Full Application

Works: Extension Windows or glazing Several homes

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Proposal

Proposed single storey rear extension, subdivision of ground floor into two units (Unit 1 to become Class E and Unit 2 to become Sui Generis), new shop front, change of use of upper floors from ancillary office space and storage to 12 bed HMO (Sui Generis) including external alterations with relocation of staircase, commercial refuse, resident refuse, and shared cycle provision to rear courtyard.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/71920

Application record

Reference
DC/26/71920
Type
Full Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
13 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Sep 2026
Ward
Smethwick
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
B66 1DT

Comment by 5 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

  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 11 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 6 November 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

JBVJ Architects Ltd. Agent, an architecture practice registered in Birmingham

Active · incorporated 2020 · Birmingham

13 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils

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Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

16 documents on file for this application

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What 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 103 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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