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37 Upper High Street Wednesbury WS10 7HJ

Awaiting decision Sandwell DC/26/71980 Lawful Dvpt Certificate Existing Use/Dev

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Proposal

Continued use as retail at ground floor and 9 No. bedroom (9 No. person) HMO at ground/first/second floors (Lawful Development Certificate).

As published by the council, reference DC/26/71980

Application record

Reference
DC/26/71980
Type
Lawful Dvpt Certificate Existing Use/Dev
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Wednesbury
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
WS10 7HJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2026

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 7 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 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 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

A G Design Studio Agent, a design practice

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Documents

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

7 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 lawful development applications in a median of 62 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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