Planning application
The Merrivale Vicarage Road Oldbury B68 8HT
Works: New dwelling Demolition Several homes
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Relates to DC/23/68819
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 of planning permission DC/23/68819 (Demolition of former public house and construction of two storey mixed-use building comprising of one retail unit, six apartments, new access to residential parking area on Thornwood Close and associated works) To add sub-station to site.
As published by the council, reference DC/26/72134
Application record
- Reference
- DC/26/72134
- Type
- Variations of permissions
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 23 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bristnall
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B68 8HT
Comment by 29 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Have your say on Sandwell's portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sandwell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/23/68819 Granted
The Merrivale Vicarage Road Oldbury B68 8HT
Demolition of former public house and construction of two storey mixed-use building comprising of one retail unit, six apartments, new access to residential parking area on Thornwood Close and associated works.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Sep 2026
Received by Sandwell
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24 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 19 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.
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DC/23/68819 Granted
The Merrivale Vicarage Road Oldbury B68 8HT
Demolition of former public house and construction of two storey mixed-use building comprising of one retail unit, six apartments, new access to residential parking area on Thornwood Close and associated works.
Who's behind it
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MAT DESIGN LIMITED Agent, a design practice
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7 documents on file for this application
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