Planning application
22 Whitehouse Drive Smethwick B66 1RP
Works: Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed single storey side/rear extension with associated car parking
As published by the council, reference DC/26/71970
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/71970
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 28 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- St Pauls
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B66 1RP
Comment by 2 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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28 Jul 2026
Received by Sandwell
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14 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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18 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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
DS7 Studio Agent, registered in Birmingham
Active · incorporated 2018 · Birmingham
13 applications on PlanIndex · across 3 councils
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 householder applications in a median of 65 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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DC/26/71805 Granted
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DC/26/71929 Granted
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DC/26/71940 Granted
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