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356 Birchfield Lane Oldbury B69 1AE

Awaiting decision Sandwell DC/26/72048 Variations of permissions

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Proposed variation of condition 1 and 3 of Planning Permission DC/24/69150 (Proposed change of use to a children's residential care home for maximum 4 No. young people aged between 7 and 17 years old) To increase staffing levels to 5 No. staff members on site.

As published by the council, reference DC/26/72048

Application record

Reference
DC/26/72048
Type
Variations of permissions
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Langley
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
B69 1AE

Comment by 7 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. 20 Aug 2026

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 21 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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

6 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's median decision took 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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