PD/22/02111

1. 7 Apr 2022

   Received by Sandwell

2. 29 Apr 2022

   Decision issued: Grant Demolition Consent

3. 23 Jul 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

• DC/22/66559 Granted

  1 Hidden Lock Smethwick B66 2EX

  Proposed single storey side and rear extensions, garage conversion into habitable room, front window canopy and railings/gates to front boundary.

  24 Jan 2022 205m away Householder
• DC/26/71848 Awaiting decision

  169 Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AU

  Retention of use of existing Class B2 Unit as MOT testing Centre (Lawful Development Certificate).

  16 Jun 2026 218m away Lawful development
• DC/26/71898 Awaiting decision

  81 Smeaton Avenue Smethwick B66 2EG

  Proposed single storey side/rear extension, loft and garage conversions into habitable rooms and rooflights to the front and rear.

  2 Jul 2026 260m away Householder
• DC/20/64271 Granted

  Unit 901D Smethwick Enterprise Centre Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AR

  Proposed change of use from (Use Class B1 Business) to (Use Class D1 Non-residential institution) to be used as a tuition centre for music lessons.

  19 May 2020 289m away Full applications
• DC/25/70985 Refused

  173 Rolfe Street Smethwick B66 2AS

  Proposed variation of condition 1 of planning permission DC/19/63734 (proposed demolition of existing building and proposed development of a four-storey building comprising 12 no. residential units with a commercial unit at ground floor for Class E uses), to increase building height, new solar panels and parapet at roof level, revised ground floor layout to include under-croft parking, revised layout of apartments and elevational design alterations.

  28 Aug 2025 315m away Full applications
• PD/20/01485 Decided

  47 Higgins Walk Smethwick B66 3DF

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring 4.325m L x 3.250m H (2.475m to the eaves)

  14 Jul 2020 397m away Prior approval

• PD/26/03269 Decided

  2 Victory Rise West Bromwich B71 1EF

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.0m L x 3.0m H (3.0m to eaves)

  22 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03268 Decided

  26 Somerset Crescent Wednesbury WS10 0SG

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.00m L x 3.60m H (2.50m to eaves)

  22 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03270 Refused

  44 Pleasant Street West Bromwich B70 0RE

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.0m L x 3.0m H (3.0m to eaves)

  22 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03267 Decided

  22 Dewberry Drive Walsall WS5 4RZ

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 5.5m L x 2.9m H (2.9m to eaves)

  18 Jun 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03293 Awaiting decision

  27 Stella Road Tipton DY4 9BW

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.50m L x 3.05m H (2.80m to eaves)

  22 Jul 2026 Prior approval