Planning application
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Lower City Road Tividale Oldbury B69 2HE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed roof mounted solar panels to 5 No. existing flat and pitched roof planes.
As published by the council, reference PD/25/03087
Application record
- Reference
- PD/25/03087
- Type
- Prior Notification All Others
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Prior Approval is Required and Granted
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Oldbury
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- B69 2HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sandwell register
This site has had 2 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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DC/22/66944 Granted
Ormiston Sandwell Community Academy Lower City Road Tividale Oldbury B69 2HE
Proposed extension to existing dining hall with canopy.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Sandwell
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval is Required and Granted
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24 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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Luke Strange Architecture Ltd Agent, an architecture practice
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sandwell granted permission on 21 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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PD/26/03309 Refused
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PD/26/03308 Granted
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