Planning application
19 Blackberry Lane Rowley Regis B65 8NF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed outbuilding in rear garden (Lawful Development Certificate).
As published by the council, reference DC/26/72007
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/72007
- Type
- Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 11 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Rowley
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B65 8NF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Aug 2026
Received by Sandwell
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27 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 22 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 63 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
USL Architects Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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 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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