First Floor Store 1 Bearwood Indoor Market 509 - 511 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BE

1. 9 Sep 2026

   Received by Sandwell

2. 24 Sep 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 28 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. 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.

This application is with Sandwell for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sandwell decided prior approval applications in a median of 37 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 130 & 132 Sandon Road Smethwick B66 4AB

  DC/21/66479 Submitted 30 Dec 2021 50 yards away

  Proposed first floor rear extension and conversion of flat at first floor to 2 No. 1 bedroom flats and conversion of second floor with dormer windows to front and rear to create 1 No. 1 bed flat (amendment to approved planning permission DC/21/66056).

  Granted Full applications New dwelling Extension +2 11 docs

• 518 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BX

  DC/20/64677 Submitted 28 Aug 2020 50 yards away

  Proposed part change of use of cafe at ground floor to 1. No flat at rear, change of use of first and second floors to 1 No. flat and extraction flue to rear (previously refused application DC/19/63795).

  Granted Full applications 10 docs
  Domestic

• 522 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BX

  PD/22/02070 Submitted 1 Mar 2022 50 yards away

  Proposed part change of use to rear of building to dwelling.

  Refused Prior approval 10 docs
  Domestic

• 524 Bearwood Road Smethwick B66 4BX

  DC/19/63822 Submitted 13 Dec 2019 50 yards away

  Proposed change of use of ground floor shop (class A1) to multidisciplinary clinic comprising chiropractor clinic (class D1).

  Granted Full applications 4 docs

• Former Sandon Road Methodist Church, Sandon Road, Birmingham B17 8HA

  2026/00052/PA Submitted 8 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~2 Apr

  Application to determine the details for condition number 4 (Submission of a Sustainable Drainage Operation and Maintenance Plan) attached to reference number 2023/05142/PA

  Awaiting decision Conditions 2 docs

• Avery Fields Land at Sandon Road Harborne Birmingham B17 8DT

  2021/00530/PA Submitted 22 Jan 2021 50 yards away

  Application to determine the details for Condition No. 1 (sustainable drainage assessment and sustainable drainage operation and maintenance plan) attached to approval 2020/08098/PA

  Refused Conditions 17 docs

• PD/26/03332 Refused

  28 Baker House Grove Great Barr Birmingham B43 5HX

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.90m H (2.80m to eaves)

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 13 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03303 Decided

  22 Avon Grove Walsall WS5 4HQ

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.5m L x 3.0m H (2.7m to eaves)

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 14 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03318 Granted

  20 Seagar Street West Bromwich B71 4AN

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 6.00m L x 3.99m H (2.99m to eaves)

  Received 14 Aug, published by the council 30 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03331 Withdrawn

  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)

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• PD/26/03328 Decided

  15 Springfield Crescent West Bromwich B70 6LL

  Proposed single storey rear extension measuring: 4.30m L x 4.00m H (3.00m to eaves)

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Prior approval