Planning application
Widney Evangelical Free Church Widney Road Bentley Heath Solihull B93 9BN
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from existing use as church to commercial administration offices.
As published by the council, reference PL/2023/02399/PPFL
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2023/02399/PPFL
- Type
- Change of Use
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 20 Nov 2023
- Validated
- 9 Jan 2024
- Decided
- 24 May 2024
- Ward
- Dorridge And Hockley Heath
- Parish
- Non-Civil Parish Or Community
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision With Objections
- Postcode
- B93 9BN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Nov 2023
Received by Solihull
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9 Jan 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 May 2024
Decision issued: Approved
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
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.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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