374 High Street West Bromwich B70 8DZ

1. 6 Mar 2020

   Received by Sandwell

2. 17 Mar 2020

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 12 May 2020

   Decision issued: P D Change of Use required and granted

4. 8 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• 374 High Street West Bromwich B70 8LR

  DC/20/64078 Submitted 6 Mar 2020 0m away

  Proposed external alterations to the sixth floor.

  Granted Full applications 9 docs

• 374 High Street West Bromwich B70 8LR

  DC/26/71380 Submitted 20 Jan 2026 16m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~6 May

  Proposed conversion to 100 apartments (Use Class C3) car parking, secure cycle store, communal refuse store, and external alterations.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling 80 docs
  Major scheme

• 382 High Street West Bromwich B70 9LB

  DC/20/64433 Submitted 2 Jul 2020 66m away

  Proposed change of use from business and financial/professional services (Use Class A2 and B1) to Children's Nursery (Use Class D1).

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• Dartmouth House Sandwell Road West Bromwich

  DC/19/63325 Submitted 17 Jul 2019 98m away

  Proposed ground floor extension.

  Granted Full applications Extension 13 docs

• Highfields High Street West Bromwich B70 8RJ

  DC/20/6693A Submitted 26 Jun 2020 109m away

  Proposed 14 No. non-illuminated direction and information signs.

  Granted Advertising 38 docs

• 396 - 400 High Street West Bromwich B70 9LB

  DC/25/71138 Submitted 23 Oct 2025 134m away

  85% historically approved · decision due ~25 Feb

  Proposed variation of conditions 1 and 3b of planning permission DC/22/66859 (proposed three-storey extension and change of use to 3 No. offices on ground floor, 10 No. studio flats on first and second floors, fire escape at rear and external alterations). Condition 1 - proposed single storey extension and to improve accessibly. Condition 3b - Proposed brick walls and shop front/roller shutters finished in RAL 5026.

  Awaiting decision Full applications New dwelling Extension +1 17 docs
  Major scheme

• PD/26/03275 Decided

  8 Beech Road Oldbury B69 1TX

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.50m L x 3.70m H (2.80m to eaves)

  29 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03283 Decided

  61 Rawlings Road Smethwick B67 5AD

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.25m L x 2.5m H (2.5m to eaves)

  7 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03331 Awaiting decision

  Cherrytrees 297 Walsall Road West Bromwich B71 3LN

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.50m L x 2.84m H (2.50m to eaves)

  1 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03329 Awaiting decision

  33 Knottsall Lane Oldbury B68 9LG

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.50m L x 3.30m H (3.00m to eaves)

  28 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03299 Decided

  103 Ebenezer Street West Bromwich B70 0HY

  Proposed single storey rear extension: measuring 6.00m L x 2.90m H 2.90m (flat roof)

  27 Jul 2026 Prior approval