Planning application
78 Grange Road Cradley Heath B64 6RU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Proposed variations of Conditions 1 and 3 of application reference number DC/25/7126 (Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for up to 3 No. young people aged between 7 and 17 years). to amend the staffing rota from three staff members to five staff members
As published by the council, reference DC/26/72039
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/72039
- Type
- Variations of permissions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 18 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Blackheath
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B64 6RU
Comment by 6 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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18 Aug 2026
Received by Sandwell
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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21 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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's median decision took 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About this record
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