Skip to content
PlanIndex Get alerts
Menu

Planning application

64 Westmead Drive Oldbury B68 8QB

Awaiting decision Sandwell DC/26/72094 Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev

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

Proposal

Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to residential care home for up to 2 No young people aged between 4 and 18 years old (Lawful Development Certificate).

As published by the council, reference DC/26/72094

Application record

Reference
DC/26/72094
Type
Lawful Dvpt Certificate Proposed Use/Dev
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
22 Sep 2026
Ward
Bristnall
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
B68 8QB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Sep 2026

    Received by Sandwell

  2. 22 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 25 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 17 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 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Advanced Architecture & Structures Agent, an architecture practice registered in Birmingham

Active · incorporated 2017 · Birmingham

12 applications on PlanIndex · across 5 councils

Trade members see everything this firm has filed, how it was decided, and get an email the day it files again.

See their track record

Documents

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

10 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.

Open the documents

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 56 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Land Adjacent To 61 And 72 Westmead Drive Oldbury B68 8QB

    DOC/26/01070 Submitted 28 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    100% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct

    Proposed discharge of conditions 3, 5, 16, 17 and 18 of planning permission DC/26/71532.

    Awaiting decision Conditions 7 docs

  • 10 Primrose Bank Oldbury B68 8QN

    DC/20/64541 Submitted 30 Jul 2020 100 yards away

    Retention of outbuilding in rear garden.

    Withdrawn Householder 8 docs
    Small domestic

  • Land Adjacent To 61 And 72 Westmead Drive Oldbury B68 8QB

    DC/26/71532 Submitted 11 Mar 2026 100 yards away

    Proposed 2 No. bungalows for supported living with associated works.

    Granted Full applications 18 docs

  • 3 Langley Gardens Oldbury B68 8QR

    PD/26/03317 Submitted 13 Aug 2026 100 yards away

    Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 3.00m H (2.80m to eaves)

    Refused Prior approval Extension 5 docs
    Small domestic

  • 15 Primrose Bank Oldbury B68 8QN

    DOC/21/00374 Submitted 30 Sep 2021 100 yards away

    Proposed discharge of conditions 3a and 3b of planning permission DC/21/65146.

    Granted Conditions 7 docs

  • 10 Barnfordhill Close Oldbury B68 8ES

    DC/22/67222 Submitted 30 Jun 2022 100 yards away

    Proposed first floor side extension, single/two storey side and rear extensions, increase in roof height with two rear dormer windows and front porch.

    Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 10 docs
    Small domestic

In Sandwell

  • DC/26/71949 Granted

    7 Ragley Walk Rowley Regis B65 9NT

    Proposed change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a House in Multiple Occupation for up to four unrelated residents(Class C4) with external alterations (Lawful Development Certificate).

    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/71981 Granted

    109 Ebenezer Street West Bromwich B70 0HY

    Proposed single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).

    Received 30 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/72090 Awaiting decision

    162 Hales Lane Smethwick B67 6QY

    Proposed change of use from residential dwelling to 6 No. bedroom (6 No. person) HMO (Lawful Development Certificate)

    Received 7 Sep, published by the council 25 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/71923 Granted

    122 Manor House Road Wednesbury WS10 9PW

    Proposed single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).

    Received 13 Jul, published by the council 1 Aug 2026 Lawful development
  • DC/26/71969 Granted

    74 Pel Crescent Oldbury B68 8ST

    Proposed single storey rear extension (Lawful Development Certificate).

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Lawful development